Police arrested a 52-year-old man of Khedapada village under the Chandili police station in Rayagada district on Thursday for allegedly extorting a teacher impersonating himself as the District Project Coordinator (DPC).
The Bissamcuttack cops arrested Bhima Gantha for cheating and extorting teacher Dandasi Piribika (40), a resident of Sanasartheli, of Rs 6,000.
As per the complaint, Gantha had gone to Sanasartheli village posing as the DPC and reprimanded the teacher alleging that the latter was not following the prescribed guidelines. After that, Gantha demanded Rs 6,000 as bribe from Piribika and threatened him to take action against him if he did not pay the money.
Later, the teacher lodged written complaint with the Bissamcuttack police in this connection. Acting on the complaint, police arrested the accused and produced him before court