Constable dupes several cops to the tune of lakhs of rupees

BERHAMPUR: Boudh police on Monday night arrested a constable for allegedly duping several cops of lakhs of rupees by promising them bank loans.

The accused is Hrudananda Behera (43), a constable in Boudh Model police station.

Boudh SP Rahul Goel said the case came to light after Pradeep Tripathy, a home guard attached to the Model police station, lodged a complaint on Sunday. Tripathy alleged that Behera had taken around Rs 10 lakh from him in monthly instalments of Rs 10,000 over several years, promising to arrange a bank loan. Behera also took custody of Tripathy’s ATM card, bank passbook, chequebook and other documents.

Last week, Tripathy discovered that a loan had been sanctioned in his name and credited to his account. However, in absence of his ATM card and other documents, he could not know that the loan amount had already been withdrawn. Finding the money missing from his account, he confronted Behera and demanded a refund of both the instalments and the loan amount. However, Behera allegedly threatened him.