Bhubaneswar: Two fraudsters impersonating as Vigilance officers were arrested for allegedly extorting money from an OAS officer, Odisha Vigilance informed on Friday.

The fake Vigilance officers have been identified as Ganesh Prasad Nanda of Mendhamal village under Birmaharajpur police limits in Subarnapur district, and his relative, Pradeep Kumar Panda.

Duo extorted Rs 4 Lakh from OAS Officer using threats of false Vigilance cases

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 implicate him in fabricated cases.

Authorities stated that both individuals operated in coordination to carry out the extortion. Nanda reportedly used multiple mobile numbers, displaying

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