GRP cops seek Rs 20 bribe from DIG, suspended

‘‘The caller said this was common practice in the

Capital Express and asked me whether I could take any action. He also wanted to know whether a part of such ill-gotten money reached me as commission,’’ Verma said today.

‘‘I told him that I was an honest policeman and would accompany him in civilian clothes to trap the errant policemen. I also assured him that his identity will be kept secret,’’ he said.

When the DIG boarded the Patna-Katihar train in Mufti and sat on a berth, a havildar and a constable of the GRP escort occupying it demanded Rs 20 from him. As the train pulled to a halt at Patna Saheb railway station, Verma disclosed his identity and the corrupt policemen were told that they have been suspended with immediate effect.

The DIG also removed Ajit Kumar Singh, the GRP inspector of Danapur, for dereliction of duty.

11 yrs later, bribe lands postmaster in jail

NEW DELHI: A Senior postmaster of Ranchi is now paying a heavy price for taking a bribe of Rs 200 in 1995. Over a decade later, a senior postmaster of Ranchi was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of Rs 10,000. CBI had registered a case on April 24, 1995 against Sah after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 200 from Ram, the spokesman said.