ODISHA VIGILANCE NABS SRI PRASANTA PRADHAN, ASI OF RAJKANIKA POLICE STATION, DIST-KENDRAPARA FOR TAKING BRIBE TO FURNISH FAVOURABLE REPORT IN A LAND DISPUTE CASE.

Kendrapara (Odisha Tazanews) :- a short while ago, Sri Prasanta Pradhan, ASI of Police, Rajkanika Police Station, Dist-Kendrapara has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe Rs.2,000/- from a complainant to furnish favourable report in a land dispute case filed before the competent court, of which he was the enquiring officer. The complainant had a joint landed property with the opposite party.

But without consent of the complainant, the opposite party was starting constructions over the joint landed property. Following this, the complainant filed a case before the competent Court to stop constructions. The competent authority had instructed IIC of the said PS to submit the report within 3 days and the IIC entrusted ASI Sri Pradhan to enquiry into the matter and submit the report within the stipulated date.

Based on the orders of the Court, the complainant approached the ASI to furnish the report in the case matter. But, ASI Sri Pradhan asked for bribe Rs.2,000/- to furnish the report. Being aggrieved by the demanded bribe, complainant approached the vigilance authorities. Upon receiving the information, today, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed Sri Pradhan, ASI, while taking bribe Rs 2,000/- from the complainant near the old Rajkanika PS building.

The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered from the possession of accused Sri Pradhan and seized. Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations linked to Sri Pradhan, ASI from DA angle. In this connection Cuttack Vigilance PS Case no 16/2026, U/s-7PC Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against the accused Sri Pradhan, ASI, Rajkanika Police Station.