Khordha, : The Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday apprehended Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Balipatna Police Station here while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5000.
ASI Puspalata Paikaray had demanded the amount from the complainant of a case registered in 2020 at the PS, in which she is the Investigating Officer, for adding stringent penal sections and chargesheeting the case.
The entire bribe amount has been recovered from the accused’s possession and has been seized.
Vigilance has registered a case in this connection and launched a probe against the accused.
