The particular activity drive (STF) of Odisha Police on Sunday arrested a PhD holder on prices of dishonest, forgery and extortion by posing as a vigilance officer.
The accused has been recognized as Manoj Kumar Majhi, a resident of Phulbari village below Krushnaprasad block in Puri district. He has a PhD from Sambalpur College, in addition to an MSc in chemistry. STF sources mentioned Majhi extorted cash from 15 officers, together with engineers, senior administrative officers and district-level officers.
He was arrested based mostly on a criticism by an extra chief engineer who alleged that Majhi posed because the superintendent of police (vigilance) and demanded Rs 1 crore from him. Subsequently, STF officers raided the home of the accused on Saturday.
“Throughout interrogation, the accused admitted that he was attempting to extort cash from varied authorities officers in addition to some contractors by presenting himself as a senior vigilance officer. It has additionally been ascertained that the accused had cheated some individuals by promising to rearrange authorities jobs,” mentioned a senior STF official. Additional probe is underway.