Bhubaneswar, 13 June (H.S.): Odisha Vigilance on Saturday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Jarapada Police Station in Angul district while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹8,000 from a complainant in connection with a police case under her investigation.

The accused officer, Smt. Sita Nayak, was serving as the Investigating Officer (IO) in a case recently registered at Jarapada Police Station. According to Vigilance officials, she had allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹10,000 from the complainant to facilitate the settlement of the case following a compromise between the parties involved.

When the complainant expressed his inability to pay the demanded amount, the ASI allegedly reduced the demand to ₹8,000. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached Odisha Vigilance and lodged a complaint.

Acting on the information, a Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Smt. Nayak red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe amount of ₹8,000 from the complainant within the premises of Jarapada Police Station.

Officials said the entire bribe amount was recovered from the exclusive possession of the accused officer and subsequently seized as evidence.

Following the trap operation, simultaneous searches were launched at two locations linked to the ASI to ascertain whether she possessed assets disproportionate to her known sources of income.

In connection with the case, Cuttack Vigilance Police Station Case No. 23 dated June 12, 2026, has been registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Further investigation is underway, and Vigilance authorities are expected to release additional details as the probe progresses.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda