Odisha Police Sub-Inspector Caught Red-Handed Accepting Bribe of Rs 10,000

A shocking case of corruption has come to light in Odisha's Sambalpur district. A police sub-inspector was caught red-handed by an Odisha Vigilance team while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. However, to evade arrest, the accused police officer took such a step that the vigilance team also jumped into a pond after seeing him. After a lot of effort, the team caught him. The accused has been identified as Sujit Kumar Mahanta. He was posted as a sub-inspector at Mahulpali police station in Sambalpur district. It is reported that he was investigating a case and was demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant in lieu of finalizing the same case. As per the information received from Odisha Vigilance, the accused sub-inspector had demanded a bribe from the complainant for completing the process of settling a minor case registered against him in the police station. To collect Rs 10,000 from the complainant on Wednesday evening, the accused had called the vigilance team at a secluded place outside the police station.