Vigilance officials on Wednesday arrested Sub-Inspector Saroj Ranjan Rath of the Muribahal police station in Balangir district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000.
Rath had demanded the bribe from complainant Sanjib Kumar Pradhan of Gudighata village to help in investigation of a case registered at the police station against his younger brother. On
February 20, 2019, police had registered a case against complainant’s younger brother Manas Pradhan under Sections- 493, 417, 294, 323, 506 and 376 (2)(n) of lPC.
Acting on the complaint, the Vigilance officials conducted a raid and caught the SI red-handed while he was accepting the bribe.
Following the arrest, the Vigilance officials searched his office chamber, police barrack situated in the police station campus and his house at Shaktinagar Pada in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district.