Bhubaneswar, January 5: Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania on Monday suspended CRRI police station IIC Bijay Kumar Barik following his arrest by the Vigilance Directorate for taking Rs 40,000 bribe from a licenced liquor trader on Sunday.
The State Police headquarters in an order signed by DGP Khurania said, “Whereas, a disciplinary proceeding is contemplated against Sri Bijaya Kumar Barik, Inspector-in-Charge of CRRI, Police Station, UPD Cuttack for his involvement in Vigilance Cell P.S case No.01 dtd. 03.01.2026 U/s 7 P.C (Amendment) Act, 2018, and whereas, it is considered expedient in the interest of public service, I therefore, in exercise of power conferred vide Rule 840 of PMR-1940 place Sri Bijaya Kumar Barik, Inspector-in-Charge of CRRI, Police Station, UPD Cuttack under suspension with immediate effect.”
During the period the order remains in force, he will remain under the disciplinary control of the Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, it said.
He will draw the S.A. and D.A. as admissible under Rule - 90 of Orissa Service Code. (IE-01-2026), it added.
On Sunday, Vigilance arrested the IIC Barik for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 40,000 from a licensed liquor trader at Raj Mahla Square to allow his business to run smoothly.
During the raids at his official residence in Unit-1 in Bhubaneswar, the anti-corruption wing officials recovered over Rs 4.96 lakh cash, 150 gram gold ornaments and 10 expensive wrist watches from his government quarters at Unit-I in Bhubaneswar.
Besides, they also found a triple-storey building in the name of Barik’s wife at Sishupalgarh and a newly-constructed double-storey building at his native village Derabish in Kendrapara district. The valuation of the property is still underway, Vigilance officials said.
Barik had joined service as a Sub-Inspector in 2012. He worked in that capacity in different police stations in Boudh district from January 2014 to February 2019. He was promoted to Inspector in March 2019 and posted as IIC of Nayapalli police station. From February, 2024 he had been working as IIC of CRRI police station in Cuttack UPD.
