Odisha Police Officer Caught Red-Handed Accepting Bribe of Rs. 10,000

A very sensational and filmy case of corruption has come to light in Sambalpur, Odisha. A Sub-Inspector (SI) has been caught red-handed by the Vigilance team while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000. In order to evade arrest, the accused Daroga jumped into a pond while running away, but the Vigilance team did not give up and an officer swam into the water and caught him. The entire bribe amount and cash of more than Rs. 1.5 lakh has been recovered from the accused and from his room in the police station. According to information, Sub-Inspector Sujit Kumar Mohanta posted at Mahulapali Police Station was the Investigating Officer (IO) of a miscellaneous case. He had demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000 from the complainant for clearing and finalizing the case. To carry out this black act, the SI on Thursday called the complainant to a deserted place outside the police station. As soon as the Vigilance team tried to catch him, the Vigilance team tried to catch him.