By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Rajesh Kullu, ASI of Police, Mancheswar Police Station, Bhubaneswar and Sri Jyoti Ranjan Behera, Home Guard Driver have been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs. 20,000/- from a person for returning 2 mobile phones and to help him in a case of which Sri Kullu was the Investigating Officer*.Earlier on 12.06.2026, ASI Sri Kullu had taken Rs.30,000/- from the person and returned one mobile phone to him.
Today, when the person requested the accused ASI Sri Kullu to return the other mobile phone, he directed him to pay the demanded bribe Rs. 20,000/- to Home Guard driver and to collect the mobile phone from him. This tempted the person( Complainant) to report the matter to vigilance authorities.On this, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed, today, both the accused persons Sri Kullu and Sri Behera while taking bribe Rs.20,000/- from the complt. The tainted bribe money Rs.20,000/- has been recovered and seized from them.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are being conducted at two locations of ASI Kullu from DA angle.
In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance P.S. Case No. 10 dtd 16.06.2026 u/s 7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against accused persons namely Sri Kullu,ASI and Sri Behera, HG Driver. Detailed report follows.
