Nabarangpur: The Additional Inspector In Charge (Addl IIC) of Umerkote police station in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district was nabbed by Vigilance officials late Sunday night while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
Addl IIC Limaraj Pradhan had allegedly sought the bribe from a person to let him off in a family dispute case.
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Pradhan had allegedly asked the person to come to the police station with the money after 10 pm. However, to avoid being caught on CCTV cameras, he went to a deserted place outside the police station to collect the bribe. Seeing the Vigilance officials, he tried to hide in nearby bushes and then engaged in a scuffle with them but was overpowered and caught.
