Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials apprehended Tusharkanta Nayak, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Bankoi Out Post under Bolagarh Police Station in Khordha district, and Sri Prashant Kumar Sundaray, a Home Guard, on Saturday for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹10,000 bribe.
The duo was caught while taking the bribe from a complainant to assist him in a case previously registered against him at Bolagarh Police Station, where Nayak was the investigating officer.
According to reports, Nayak had been pressuring the complainant to pay the bribe to resolve the case. Unable to meet the demand, the complainant approached Odisha Vigilance sleuths who accordingly laid a trap.
Nayak was nabbed while accepting the bribe through Sundaray. The entire ₹10,000 bribe amount was recovered and seized by the Vigilance team.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at two locations linked to each accused to investigate potential disproportionate assets.
Bhubaneswar wing of Vigilance Department registered a case under Section 7 PC (Amendment) Act, 2018. An investigation is in progress against the accused ASI and Home Guard. Detailed report follows.
