Odisha police, NHAI investigates alleged effort to bribe media

The Odisha police and the NHAI today separately started investigations into the alleged effort to bribe media persons at Union minister Nitin Gadkari's programme here.

The media persons were waiting for the Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Dharmendra Pradhan to arrive at the Dussehera Ground here for a programme.

While waiting for them the media persons allegedly found one Rs 500 currency note in each media kit.

The journalists also said that the media kits were distributed by NHAI officials.

The media persons strongly protested and a local journalist Ranjan Patra lodged a complaint with the Angul Police Station.

"We have received the complaint and we are looking into the matter," Angul SP Brijesh K Rai told

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