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This is an archive article published on July 20, 2024

Sub-inspector among 5 cops caught redhanded taking ‘bribe’

Another matter was reported from Patparganj Industrial Area police station from where two head constables were apprehended while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

IrrigationAccording to the ACB, Mishra was caught red-handed on Tuesday while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant who had worked on the government lake rejuvenation project in Linda Tekra village.

The CBI Friday allegedly caught five police personnel red-handed while they were accepting bribes in three different cases, officials said. The arrested personnel include a sub-inspector posted at Hauz Khas police station in the South district.

In the first matter, the CBI received information that a Delhi Police sub-inspector was demanding Rs 2.5 lakh from a man against whom a complaint was filed at Saket Court. The CBI conducted a raid inside Hauz Khas police station and caught him.

Another matter was reported from Patparganj Industrial Area police station from where two head constables were apprehended while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

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In the third case, a head constable, posted with the Special Branch and deployed at Govindpuri police station, was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a resident for clearing passport verification.

Earlier this month, the CBI lodged its first FIR under the newly-enforced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against two Delhi Police personnel, posted with the narcotics cell of North district, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 10 lakh to help in the release of a person lodged in Tihar Jail. The BNS has replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC).

This year, over a dozen police personnel of Delhi Police were arrested by the CBI on the charges of corruption.

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