ASI Arrested by Vigilance for Taking ₹25,000 Bribe in Sundargarh || Sundargarh, March 13: In a major anti-corruption action, the Odisha Vigilance Department arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Badagaon Police Station in Sundargarh district for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹25,000 from a hotel owner. According to an official press release, the accused ASI, identified as Arupa Nanda Das, was caught by vigilance officials for demanding and accepting the bribe from a dhaba owner. The bribe was allegedly taken to help the hotel owner in a case and allow him to run his business smoothly. Following the trap, vigilance officials conducted searches at multiple locations linked to the accused, including his government quarters at Badagaon, another government quarter at the Reserve Police Line in Bhubaneswar, his office room, and his native house at Haripur under Athgarh police station in Cuttack district. During the searches, vigilance officials recovered and seized cash amounting to ₹3,31,316 from the government quarters at Bhubaneswar and Badagaon. In addition to the cash, foreign currencies from Vietnam and Nepal were also seized. Officials also revealed that the accused officer had visited Vietnam in May last year. The seized foreign currencies are believed to be linked to that trip. In this connection, Odisha Vigilance has registered a case at Rourkela Vigilance Police Station (Case No. 1 dated March 12, 2026) under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. The accused ASI has been forwarded to the court, and further investigation into the matter is currently underway.

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ASI Arrested by Vigilance for Taking ₹25,000 Bribe in Sundargarh || Sundargarh, March 13: In a major anti-corruption action, the Odisha Vigilance Department arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Badagaon Police Station in Sundargarh district for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹25,000 from a hotel owner. According to an official press release, the accused ASI, identified as Arupa Nanda Das, was caught by vigilance officials for demanding and accepting the bribe from a dhaba owner. The bribe was allegedly taken to help the hotel owner in a case and allow him to run his business smoothly. Following the trap, vigilance officials conducted searches at multiple locations linked to the accused, including his government quarters at Badagaon, another government quarter at the Reserve Police Line in Bhubaneswar, his office room, and his native house at Haripur under Athgarh police station in Cuttack district. During the searches, vigilance officials recovered and seized cash amounting to ₹3,31,316 from the government quarters at Bhubaneswar and Badagaon. In addition to the cash, foreign currencies from Vietnam and Nepal were also seized. Officials also revealed that the accused officer had visited Vietnam in May last year. The seized foreign currencies are believed to be linked to that trip. In this connection, Odisha Vigilance has registered a case at Rourkela Vigilance Police Station (Case No. 1 dated March 12, 2026) under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. The accused ASI has been forwarded to the court, and further investigation into the matter is currently underway.