Sent to Jaipur to probe dowry harassment case, 3 Bengaluru cops arrested over bribery charges
Rajasthan ACB arrested a Bengaluru cop red-handed while accepting a bribe, and nabbed 2 other police officers later.
The three Bengaluru police officers arrested on bribery charges. (Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. Image enhanced by AI) Three Bengaluru police officers were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 in Jaipur in connection with a dowry harassment case on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as sub-inspector Anitha K, and head constables Ullvappa Tegur and Yatish. All three are attached to the HAL police station in Bengaluru.
According to the ACB outpost Jaipur Nagar-1, a man accused of dowry harassment was asked to arrange for a bribe of Rs 2 lakh by Sunday morning.
“While conducting a trap operation, the accused Ulvappa, Head Constable, was arrested red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000. The other two members of his team, Anitha K, Sub-Inspector, Yatish, Head Constable, were arrested after interrogation as they were found to be involved in the crime,” the ACB said in a statement published in Hindi.
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