A police officer in Khordha district was trapped while taking a bribe of ₹5,000, but he managed to give the vigilance department sleuths a slip, leading to the authorities launching a search to nab the accused, officials said on Saturday.
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According to a complaint received by the vigilance department, Akshaya Kumar Sethy, the assistant sub-inspector of Nachuni Police Station, had demanded a ₹10,000 bribe to settle two counter cases registered on July 5 over a land dispute.
Both parties wanted to reach a compromise. But Sethy, the investigating officer of both the cases, demanded money to close the case, the vigilance department said in a statement.
Upon receiving the bribery complaint, vigilance department sleuths laid a trap on Friday night. Sethy arrived there and received the money but ran away after seeing vigilance sleuths.
"The vigilance Police Station, Bhubaneswar, has booked Sethy under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (amendment) Act, 2018. Efforts are on to nab the ASI in the bribery case," the vigilance department said.
{{/usCountry}}"The vigilance Police Station, Bhubaneswar, has booked Sethy under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (amendment) Act, 2018. Efforts are on to nab the ASI in the bribery case," the vigilance department said.
{{/usCountry}}Searches are being conducted at various locations to nab the accused, officials said.