Cuttack,12/11/2021 ( Odisha Samachar )- Today, i.e. on 12.11.2021, Sri Pramod Kumar Naik, Sub-Inspector(SI) of Police, Bantala Police Station, Dist-Angul has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demanding and accepting undue advantage (bribe) of Rs.6,000/- (Rupees Six Thousand) from a complainant for release of motor cycle seized in a case registered earlier in Bantala Police Station.
Based on the above complaint, a trap was laid on 12.11.2021 wherein the accused Sri Pramod Kumar Naik, SI was caught by the team of Odisha Vigilance inside the premises of Bantala PS while demanding and accepting undue advantage (bribe) of Rs.6,000/- (Rupees Six Thousand) from the complainant. The bribe money was recovered from the possession of Sri Naik and seized in presence of witnesses. Both hands wash of Sri Naik gave positive chemical reaction, confirming acceptance and handling of bribe money by him. Following the trap, simultaneous searches have been launched on the residential Govt. quarter of Sri Naik at Bantala and house at native village Sidhartha Nagar, Berhampur. He has been arrested and is being forwarded to the Court.
In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance P.S. Case No.25 dated 12.11.2021 U/s 7 Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered and is under investigation.