Odisha Vigilance catches ASI, associate while accepting bribe

Bhubaneswar, Aug 30 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Sunday arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police and his associate for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from an eatery owner in Sundargarh district to spare him from arrest and help him in an excise case.

The accused ASI was identified as Madan Mohan Pradhan, who is currently posted at Lahunipada Police Station in Sundargarh district, and Mandeep Kumar Dasmodak, a private person and an associate of the ASI.