Sub-Inspector of Police, Golamunda police station, Kalahandi, Ugrasen Patel was on Thursday arrested for carrying Rs 2 lakh while going to report for duty. He was forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.
On a tip-off, Vigilance sleuths of Koraput had intercepted Patel while he was going by his Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle and seized cash of Rs 2 lakh from him which he could not account for.
Later, his assets were searched and assessed at his office and residential locations. The Vigilance also registered a case under Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 against Patel.