Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance has arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police in Ganjam district for taking Rs 15,000 as bribe from an individual.

Sujit Panigrahi, an ASI of   Khalikote police in Ganjam, had allegedly sought bribe from the individual to show him undue favours in a case.

The person concerned lodged a complaint in this regard with the Odisha Vigilance.

Subsequently, a trap was laid and the ASI was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe from the complainant.

The entire bribe amount has been recovered from the possession of the accused ASI and seized, said an official.

A case has been registered against the ASI under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations linked to the accused ASI to trace any disproportionate assets (DA), added the official.