Bhubaneswar: A day after being arrested by Odisha Vigilance for taking Rs 40,000 bribe from a liquor vendor, Bijaya Kumar Barik, Inspector in Charge (IIC) of CRRI Police Station in Cuttack, was placed under suspension on Monday.
Sources said Director General of Police (DGP) Y B Khurania placed Barik under suspension with immediate effect, while a disciplinary proceeding is contemplated against the arrested IIC.
During his suspension, Barik will remain under the disciplinary control of the Commissioner of
Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, the order said.
Notably, Barik was nabbed at Rajmahal Chhak in Bhubaneswar while allegedly taking bribe from the liquor vendor. The money was demanded to allow the vendor to run his business smoothly without interference.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches were conducted at two locations linked to the accused to verify possible accumulation of disproportionate assets, officials said.
The searches were conducted at the residential government quarter of Barik at Unit-1, Bhubaneswar and his office chamber. During house searches;
1.Cash of Rs.4,96,120/- has been unearthed & seized from residential Govt. quarter of Barik, IIC at Unit-1, Bhubaneswar (picture given below).
2.Triple storeyed building at Sisupalagarh, Bhubaneswar
3.Newly constructed double storeyed building at his native village Derabis, Kendrapada
4.Costly wrist watches