Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Odisha Woman Police Inspector Arrested for Bribery
A police officer named Sukma Hansdah was caught taking a bribe.
She is the head of a police station in Koraput district, Odisha.
A relative of a person in jail gave her Rs 20,000 so she would submit important case papers to the court.
The anti-corruption team of Odisha police caught her doing this.
They took the money back and arrested her.
Now, she will go to court for breaking the law.
Sukma Hansdah, Inspector-in-Charge of Dasmantpur Police Station, was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
The bribe was for submitting a case diary to the court to facilitate the bail of an undertrial prisoner.
The relative of the accused reported the matter to the Odisha Vigilance authorities.
The Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Hansdah inside the police station premises.
The entire bribe money was recovered and seized, and searches were conducted at her residence and office.
- Who
- Sukma Hansdah, Inspector-in-Charge of Dasmantpur Police Station
- What
- Accepted a bribe of Rs 20,000 for submitting a case diary in court
- When
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Dasmantpur Police Station, Koraput district, Odisha
- Why
- To facilitate the bail process for an undertrial prisoner
- Name
- Sukma Hansdah
- Position
- Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Dasmantpur Police Station
- Location
- Koraput district, Odisha
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 20,000
- Offense
- Demanding and accepting bribe for case diary submission
- Arresting Authority
- Odisha Vigilance
- Legal Provision
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018
