Bhubaneswar: The Superintendent of Excise in Keonjhar and another official of the department were today arrested by the Odisha Vigilance on charges of taking bribe from a liquor vendor.

The Vigilance sleuths arrested Keonjhar Superintendent of Excise Sitarani Pattayat and Champua Excise station ASI Bijay Kumar Mohanta for demanding and accepting Rs 40,000 as bribe from a licenced liquor vendor.

According to the Vigilance Department, Pattayat was seeking bribe from the liquor vendor soon after she joined as the Excise Superintendent in Keonjhar around four months ago.

Simultaneous searches underway to trace disproportionate assets

The aggrieved vendor had lodged a complaint in this regard with the Vigilance Department.

The Vigilance officials today arrested Pattayat and Mohanta, who al

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