Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a security inspector of Mahanadi Coalfields in Odisha for demanding a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a subordinate who wanted changes in his duty roster, an official said on Thursday.

Banshi Ram, Security Inspector, Orient Area, MCL, Brajaraja Nagar, Jharsuguda, was arrested following the registration of a case on Thursday based on a complaint from the aggrieved co-worker, said a CBI statement.

It was alleged that Banshi Ram demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant (MCL Employee) to allot Sunday duty to the complainant on a rotational basis.

The CBI laid a trap on Thursday and caught the accused red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant.

The accused is scheduled to be produced in a Special CBI court on Thursday, said an official statement.

In a separate case, the CBI earlier arrested two key accused in connection with an ongoing investigation into a human trafficking network that lured Indian job seekers to scam compounds for cyber slavery in Myanmar and Cambodia.

One of the arrested accused worked on behalf of a scam compound operator and played a critical role in arranging logistics for Indian nationals trafficked to Myanmar through Thailand, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The victims were transported from Bangkok to Mae Sot before being illegally moved across the Thailand-Myanmar border into scam compounds operating in Myanmar. The accused is alleged to have coordinated transportation and logistical support for the trafficking network.

The second arrested accused played a central role in managing a network of sub-agents across India on behalf of scam compound operators, said the CBI.

The CBI investigations indicate that he operated from an office located within a scam compound near the Thailand–Myanmar border and received payments in cryptocurrency from operators of the illegal establishments, it said.

–IANS

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