Two fake vigilance officers arrested for extorting Rs 4 Lakh from senior OAS officer
Two fraudsters impersonating as Vigilance officers were arrested by Odisha Vigilance for allegedly extorting money from senior OAS officer
Bhubaneswar: Two fraudsters impersonating as Vigilance officers were arrested by Odisha Vigilance for allegedly extorting money from senior OAS officer on Friday.
The fake Vigilance officers have been identified as Ganesh Prasad Nanda and his relative Pradeep Kumar Panda of Mendhamal village under Birmaharajpur police limits in Subarnapur district.
According to Vigilance officials, the duo extracted Rs 4 lakh from the senior government official in two instalments by posing as Vigilance officers and threatening to entangle him in Vigilance cases.
Nanda reportedly used multiple mobile numbers, displaying himself as a Vigilance officer on Truecaller, while the duo intimidated various government officials by alleging bribery or fund misuse and demanding money to prevent raids or disproportionate assets (DA) searches.
Odisha Vigilance placed the suspects under surveillance. On December 11, 2025, a joint team of Odisha Vigilance and Rourkela Police apprehended the pair from Mendhamal, Birmaharajpur for cheating and extortion.
A case has been registered at Bonai Police Station on December 11, 2025, under Sections 308(2), 318(4), and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), read with Sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the IT Act, 2005.
