A shocking incident has come to light in Boudh district, in which a police official demanded bribe from a woman to arrest a youth who went absconding after allegedly impregnating her.
Reports said the victim was staying at her brother-in-law’s house at Sulia village in Kantamal area of the district. The accused, identified as Bablu Sahu hailing from Deogarh, was also staying in the same village at her sister’s house.
He developed a physical relationship with the woman promising her to marry her. However, after knowing that she is pregnant, he absconded.
A case was registered into the incident after she lodged a complaint with Kantamal police. But shockingly, a police official demanded bribe from the woman’s brother to arrest the accused youth.
“My sister is now nine months pregnant. We have lodged an FIR but the police are not taking action against the culprit. They are instead demanding bribe of Rs 4,000 to arrest the accused,” alleged the brother of the victim.