Odisha Vigilance Arrests Keonjhar Excise Superintendent and ASI in Rs 40,000 Bribe Trap
A licensed liquor vendor's complaint prompted a sting after months of alleged payment demands by the excise superintendent.
Overview
- The accused are Sitarani Pattayat, Superintendent of Excise, Keonjhar, and Bijay Kumar Mohanta, ASI-cum-OIC at Champua Excise Station.
- Investigators say Mohanta collected Rs 40,000 on Pattayat’s telephonic instruction, with the cash recovered in the presence of witnesses.
- A corruption case has been registered at the Balasore vigilance police station under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act.
- Vigilance teams launched searches at residences and offices linked to the accused in Keonjhar, Baripada, Dhamnagar and Boisinga.
- Both officials have been arrested, the seized money has been documented, and they will be produced in court as the probe continues.