Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Odisha Vigilance Arrests ASI, Associate in Rs 20,000 Bribe Trap
An Odisha police assistant sub-inspector was accused of asking an eatery owner for money.
The officer allegedly said the owner could be arrested if he did not pay.
The money was also allegedly demanded to help the owner and his younger brother in an excise case.
The owner reported the demand to Odisha Vigilance.
Officials arranged a trap late on Saturday night.
They allegedly caught the officer and another man accepting Rs 20,000.
The money was recovered and seized in front of witnesses.
Both accused were arrested and sent to court.
Odisha Vigilance arrested ASI Madan Mohan Pradhan and associate Mandeep Kumar Dasmodak.
The two were allegedly demanding money from an eatery owner in Sundargarh district.
The ASI allegedly sought the bribe to prevent arrest and assist in an excise case.
Vigilance officials allegedly caught them accepting Rs 20,000 late Saturday night, August 29.
The accused were arrested, searched at multiple locations, and forwarded to court.
- Who
- Assistant Sub-Inspector Madan Mohan Pradhan and private associate Mandeep Kumar Dasmodak were arrested; the complainant was an eatery owner.
- What
- The Odisha Vigilance allegedly caught the two men demanding and accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe.
- When
- The trap took place late Saturday night, August 29; the arrests and case registration were reported on Sunday.
- Where
- The operation took place in Sundargarh district, Odisha, involving Lahunipada Police Station.
- Why
- The bribe was allegedly sought to spare the eatery owner from arrest and help him and his younger brother in an excise case.
- Accused
- Madan Mohan Pradhan, an Assistant Sub-Inspector, and Mandeep Kumar Dasmodak, a private associate
- Alleged bribe
- Rs 20,000
- Complainant
- An eatery owner in Sundargarh district
- Police posting
- Lahunipada Police Station, Sundargarh district
- Case
- Case 10/26 registered at Rourkela Vigilance Police Station
- Legal provision
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Further action
- The accused were arrested, searched at several locations, and forwarded to court