New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a police officer and a constable for taking a bribe in exchange for releasing a confiscated vehicle.
According to Indian media, the Anti-Corruption Bureau carried out the operation in Tomacro, Karnataka, where a police sub-inspector, Somi Shekhar, ordered Constable Niaz Ahmed to accept a bribe of Rs 37,000 for releasing a confiscated vehicle.
The constable received the bribe from the owner of the vehicle to carry out the officer’s order, but he was caught red-handed in a trap set by authorities; when the police station staff demanded a bribe from the owner in exchange for returning the vehicle, the owner had contacted the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Following the citizen’s complaint, the anti-corruption agency planned to catch the police officers red-handed and asked the citizen to pay the bribe. As soon as Constable Niaz received the money, anti-corruption authorities arrested him.
After the arrest of the constable, as the anti-corruption team reached the police station to arrest Sub-Inspector Somi Shekhar, he threw his uniform in a dustbin and fled the station. However, he was arrested one kilometer away.
According to foreign media, the two policemen have been remanded in custody for 14 days.