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Female Cop Among 2 Held For Taking Bribe In Odisha’s Koraput

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday apprehended IIC and ASI of Dasmantpur police station in Koraput district for allegedly accepting Rs 8,000 bribe.

They have been identified as IIC Chandrabhanu Mohanty and ASI Dipti Hira.

According to sources, the duo had demanded an illegal gratification of Rs 13,000 from a complainant to help him in a case registered at the police station. They had taken Rs 5,000 a few ago and were nabbed while accepting the remaining Rs 8,000.

A case has been registered at Koraput Vigilance police station under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

OB Bureau

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