2010: year begins with hunting corrupt police

Vigilance police have caught as many as 6 corrupted police officers of the undivided Sambalpur district over a period of one month which has created panic official circle of the region. These officers are caught red handed while they were accepting illegal gratification for discharging their official duties. Vigilance police registered cases against them and sent to the jail custody under prevention of corruption act. How over one inspector has been still at large as he managed to slip from the grip of the vigilance police.

“Because of the cooperation of the general public we caught these officials. We made these possible because of the awareness of the people at large. We continue our endeavor in a greater way if people would extend their cooperation and help to minimize corruption in public offices” SP (vigilance) Northern Division, Sambalpur A K Sahu told.

Sources from the vigilance department revealed that IIC of Burla and Thelkolei police stations of Sambalpur district have been booked for allegedly accepting bribes to discharge their official duties on 14^th January and 26^th January respectively. While IIC Burla Bijay Nayak managed to slip from the grip of the vigilance, IIC Thelkolei Pradeep dash was arrested and forwarded to judicial custody. Both were indulged in illegal gratification. However the sub-inspector of Burla police station Sarat Samnatray and Sub-inspector of Thelkolei police station Subash Bhoi got arrested for helping their respective inspectors and sharing the bribe amount.

“We could not arrest inspector Bijay Nayak because he managed to escape from Burla but we arrested Burla SI Sarat Samantray with bribe money of Rs. 3000/- and inspector Pradeep Dash and SI Subash Bhoi with bribe money of Rs. 2000/- from their pockets. Infect inspector Pradeep was about to slip from our grip biting the hand of one our constable but thanks to the sincerity of the constable who caught hold him in spite of the injuries”, vigilance inspector Prabir Tripathy told.

In similar case, Asst. Sub-Inspector of Reamal police station of Deogarh district Bipin Bihari Hota and sub-inspector of Badmal police station of Jharsuguda district Iswar Kumar Patel were caught by the vigilance police on 13^th and 14^th January respective while they were accepting bribe of Rs. 3000/- and Rs.8000/- respective. Vigilance police registered cases against them and sent to the judicial custody.

“Unless we receive a complaint from the beneficiary it becomes difficult to conduct a trap against any officer. In each case we need a complainant. So we appeal the people to come forward to register a voice against any officer incase he/she demands for an illegal gratification to discharge the official duties”, SP (vigilance) AK Sahu added.