Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday nabbed a Sub-Inspector of Police while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 to finalize a miscellaneous case.
Sujit Kumar Mohanta, SI of Mahulpali Police Station, Sambalpur, was caught red-handed after a dramatic hot pursuit on the street and in a pond.
According to Vigilance, Mohanta, who was the IO of a miscellaneous case registered against the complainant at the PS, had called the complainant to a secluded place outside the Police Station this evening to receive the bribe.
After receiving the bribe money, on seeing the Vigilance team, he ran from the spot to evade arrest. The Vigilance team chased him. Seeing the team pursuing him, the SI jumped into a nearby pond to escape.
However, a Vigilance team member also jumped and swam into the pond and apprehended him. The entire bribe money has been recovered from his possession.
Following the trap, his locations are being searched from DA angle. During searches, Rs 1,55,700 has been recovered from his rest room in the PS premises.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No 21/2026 under Section 7 PC (Amendment) Act has been registered. Investigation is continuing.
Mohanta had joined Police Service in 2021 following direct recruitment as SI.
