CBI nabs two Delhi cops for ‘taking’ Rs 10 lakh bribe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested two Delhi Police officers — an inspector and a sub-inspector posted at Burari police station — for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh to not implicate a man in a case. The SHO (Burari police station) was also sent to District Lines Tuesday evening, officers said.

A CBI spokesperson said, “A case was registered by the CBI on October 14 against two policemen. It is alleged that Inspector Sandeep Ahlawat and Sub-Inspector Bhupesh Kumar demanded Rs 1.50 crore from the complainant for not implicating him in a fake case.”

“The complainant told the CBI that Ahlawat allegedly agreed to accept Rs 1 crore through the accused sub-inspector. The duo allegedly then decided to accept a partial payment of Rs 10 lakh from the complainant,” the spokesperson added.

According to the spokesperson, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused SI red-handed while accepting the partial bribe amount from the complainant on behalf of the inspector. Subsequently, Ahlawat, who was posted at the Burari police station, was also apprehended, they said.