Odisha Vigilance catches SI after dramatic pond chase over Rs 10,000 bribe

Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (UNI) A police Sub-Inspector in Odisha's Sambalpur district jumped into a pond to evade arrest after allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe, but was chased into the water and caught by an Odisha Vigilance sleuth. The accused, Sujit Kumar Mahanta, posted at Mahulpali police station, was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe from a complainant in exchange for finalising a miscellaneous case registered against him at the police station. Mahanta had summoned the complainant to an isolated spot outside the police station on Wednesday to collect the money. As soon as he noticed the Vigilance team…