By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:Today i.e on 12.03.2026, a short while ago, Sri Arupa Nanda Das, ASI, Badagaon Police Station, Dist- Sundargarh has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking bribe Rs 25,000/- from a road side eatery (Dhaba) owner to help him in a case as well as to allow his business to run smoothly*.
As Sri Das, ASI, threatened to arrest him if the demanded bribe of Rs.25,000/- was not paid, the hotel owner reported the matter to vigilance authorities. Upon receiving the information today, vigilance authorities nabbed ASI Sri Das while taking bribe Rs 25,000/- from the hotel owner. *The entire tainted bribe money Rs.25,000/- has been recovered from the exclusive possession of accused Sri Das, ASI and seized*.
