Prafulla Kumar Sahu, SI of Police, Binjharpur police station in Jajpur district, was arrested by the Vigilance police for taking bribe of `5,000 on Friday.
Sahu was caught red-handed on the main road in front of the DHH Crossing while demanding and accepting the bribe from Rama Charan Rout of Ranapur for not to register a case against his wife and son-in-law.
The bribe money was recovered from Sahu’s track suit pocket. In another instance on the day, Gobinda Prasad Sahu, Head Clerk, Tehasil Office, Patrapur in Ganjam district, was arrested by the Vigilance police for taking bribe of `4,000.
He was caught red-handed in his office chamber while demanding and accepting the bribe from Sudarsan Panda of village Mundakera under Jarada PS for conversion of his agriculture land for non-agriculture purpose.Sahu was later forwarded to judicial custody.