Bhubaneswar, June 13 -- Odisha Vigilance on Saturday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Jarapada Police Station in Odisha's Angul district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a complainant to help him in a case under investigation.
The accused, identified as Sita Nayak, was serving as the investigating officer in a case recently registered at Jarapada Police Station. According to Vigilance officials, Nayak had allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 from the complainant to facilitate settlement of the case following a compromise between the complainant and the opposing party.
When the complainant expressed his inability to pay the amount, the ASI allegedly reduced the demand to Rs 8,000. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the co...