Vigilance Trap / Odisha Vigilance Arrests Asst Drugs Controller in Rs6,000 Bribe Case; Rs 1.78 Lakh More Seized

Bhubaneswar, Sept 3: Odisha Vigilance officials on Thursday apprehended Sanjay Kumar Hansdah, Assistant Drugs Controller of Jajpur and in-charge of Jagatsinghpur district, while accepting a bribe of Rs6,000 for facilitating issuance of a wholesale medicine licence, officials said.

ଆଜି ସଞ୍ଜୟ କୁମାର ହାଁସଦା, ସହକାରୀ ଔଷଧ ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରକ,ଯାଜପୁର ତଥା ଭାରପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ଅଧିକାରୀ,ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର, ଏକ ହୋଲସେଲ୍ ଔଷଧ ଦୋକାନ ଲାଇସେନ୍ସ ପାଇଁ ଆବେଦନ କରିଥିବା ଜଣେ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ୬,୦୦୦ ଟଙ୍କା ଲାଞ୍ଚ ନେଇ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଭିଜିଲାନ୍ସ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଗିରଫ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ଏହା ବ୍ୟତୀତ, ତଲାସୀ ସମୟରେ ନଗଦ ₹୧.୭୮ ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କା ମିଳିଛି।

— Odisha Vigilance (@OdishaVigilance) September 3, 2026

Hansdah was caught red-handed at Jaipur Chhak on the Paradeep–Cuttack NH-53 roadside after demanding the bribe from an applicant seeking recommendation of his licence application to the Drug Controller’s office in Bhubaneswar. The complainant had applied for the licence in May 2025 and, after repeated delays, reported the matter to Vigilance authorities.

Acting on the complaint, Vigilance laid a trap. Hansdah asked the applicant to meet him at Jaipur Chhak, where he took the bribe inside his Wagon R car. The Vigilance team immediately nabbed him and recovered the entire tainted amount from his possession.
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Following the trap, simultaneous searches were launched at Hansdah’s office and residence. Officials later unearthed unaccounted cash totalling Rs1,78,700, including Rs1,25,200 from his Jagatsinghpur office and Rs53,500 from his personal possession. The seized cash has been taken into custody as part of the ongoing investigation.

A case has been registered at Cuttack Vigilance Police Station under Case No. 34 dated September 2, 2026, U/s 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Vigilance officials said that further searches are continuing to assess disproportionate assets linked to Hansdah.