Malkangiri: Three police officials including an IIC were detained by the Vigilance for allegedly taking bribe here today.

The accused officials were identified as Inspector In-charge Ranjan Sahu, Sub-Inspectors Manas Swain and Anil Kumar of Malkangiri Police Station.

The Vigilance sleuths caught the cops red handed while they were receiving bribe of Rs 1 lakh from owner of a private college.