Bhubaneswar, Aug. 25 -- The Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Sub-Inspector Jagga Bariha of Bijepur Police Station in Bargarh district while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a scrap dealer.

According to Vigilance sources, the SI had demanded Rs 10,000 from the complainant for allowing him to run his scrap business smoothly and for not lodging any case against him.

When the complainant expressed his inability to pay the full amount, Bariha reduced the demand to Rs 7,000 and threatened to take stern action if the bribe was not paid.

Left with no option, the scrap dealer reported the matter to the Vigilance authorities.

Acting on the complaint, Vigilance officers laid a trap and caught Bariha red-handed while accepting Rs ...