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This is an archive article published on March 23, 2017

VIDEO: Hyderabad traffic cop was caught taking bribe and you won’t believe what happened next

After the video got thousands of shares, the police department responded on the post.

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Corruption is like an infectious disease in India, and the country needs to get rid of it as soon as it can. A recent case of bribery surfaced on the Internet and shocked several viewers. A Hyderabad traffic cop was caught taking bribe on the streets of Himayatnagar.

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The video was posted by Sridhar Vemula — a resident of Hyderabad — to the Hyderabad Traffic Police’s Facebook page on March 17. The video puts the spotlight on the police officer as he reaches an agreement with a two-wheeler rider. Pocketing a few notes from the commuter, he lets the man go away.

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After the video got thousands of shares, the police department responded on March 20, saying: “He is being removed from Traffic Department and disciplinary action will be taken as per rule.”

Watch the video here.

Sigh!

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