Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Inspector Arrested for Taking Bribe in Cuttack
A police officer named Bijaya Kumar Barik was caught taking money from a liquor shop owner.
The officer was in charge of a police station in Cuttack, a city in India.
The vigilance officers, who catch people doing bad things, saw him take Rs 40,000 as a bribe.
They also found a lot more money, about Rs 5 lakh, in his home.
The officer has been arrested and will be punished according to the law.
Inspector Bijaya Kumar Barik was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a liquor vendor.
Barik is the Inspector-in-Charge of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) police station in Cuttack.
Vigilance officers caught Barik red-handed while accepting the bribe.
Rs 5 lakh in cash was recovered from Barik's government quarters during raids.
A case has been registered against Barik under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
- Who
- Bijaya Kumar Barik, Inspector-in-Charge of CRRI police station
- What
- Arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a liquor vendor
- When
- Sunday, January 4
- Where
- Cuttack, Odisha
- Why
- To allow the liquor vendor's business to run smoothly
- Arrested Officer
- Bijaya Kumar Barik
- Position
- Inspector-in-Charge (IIC)
- Police Station
- Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
- Location
- Cuttack, Odisha
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 40,000
- Additional Cash Recovered
- Rs 5 lakh
- Act
- Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018