Led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Pranvas Tirkey, the vigilance team caught Officer in-charge of Kharaundi Police station Chandreswar Prasad Singh and constable Pramod Rai while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from complainants Ajit Yadav and three others of Kupa village, Superintendent of Police, Priyadarshi Alok said..
The victims had registered a complaint with the Vigilance department accusing the policemen of demanding bribe to release their pump, which was used to draw water.
A local court had directed the police to release the pump and hand it over to its owner. However, the Officer in-charge and the constable were demanding bribe to release it.