Rourkela Excise Superintendent Held with Rs 5 Lakh Bribe Cash
Rourkela, September 11 , 2026 (SatyaNewsAlert):
The Odisha Vigilance on Friday intercepted a vehicle and recovered Rs 5 lakh in suspected bribe cash allegedly sent by Rourkela Excise Superintendent Dhaneswar Barad through a salesman of a local liquor shop.
According to the Vigilance, acting on reliable information that the Excise Superintendent had allegedly collected large amounts of bribe money from excise licencees, a Vigilance team had been keeping a close watch on his activities.
On Friday, the team intercepted a Scorpio bearing registration number OD-14AD-1314 in front of the Excise Superintendent's Office at Uditnagar, Rourkela, in the presence of independent witnesses. During the search, Vigilance officials recovered Rs 5,00,000 in cash from the vehicle.
The salesman allegedly admitted that the cash had been handed over to him by Excise Superintendent Dhaneswar Barad for delivery to the latter's residence.
During questioning, Barad also reportedly admitted that the cash had been sent through the salesman but failed to provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the source and purpose of the Rs 5 lakh. The entire amount was subsequently seized by the Vigilance officials.
In connection with the case, Rourkela Vigilance Police Station Case No. 12 dated September 11, 2026 has been registered under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Simultaneous searches have also been launched at the Excise Superintendent's office and residential premises from a disproportionate assets (DA) angle.
The investigation is currently underway. Further details are awaited.
