# Absconding Odisha ASI surrenders, vigilance gets 2-day remand 2026-08-07T18:24:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Akshaya Kumar Sethi, an Assistant Sub-Inspector at Nachuni Police Station in Odisha, surrendered before a court on Friday after nearly three weeks on the run. Odisha Vigilance then took him on a two-day remand for questioning in a bribery case. Vigilance officials allege Sethi demanded Rs 5,000 each from two parties in a land dispute to settle the case. A trap was laid on the night of July 10, but Sethi fled on a motorcycle before he could be caught. Searches have been conducted at multiple locations linked to him, and investigators are probing possible accomplices. ## Coverage - odishatv.in Tags: ASI, bribery, corruption, Odisha Police, remand, vigilance Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/absconding-odisha-asi-surrenders-vigilance-gets-2-day-remand/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/absconding-odisha-asi-surrenders-vigilance-gets-2-day-remand/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.