The Lokayukta police on Wednesday trapped an inspector attached to the K.P. Agrahara police station while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹4 lakh in connection with a chit fund-related case.
The accused inspector, Govindaraju, allegedly demanded money from a man, threatening to implicate him in a chit fund related cheating case if the bribe was not paid.
Acting on the complaint, the Lokayukta police laid a trap and allegedly caught the officer red-handed while accepting the bribe near the CAR Ground, Sirsi Circle.
The inspector has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and taken into custody. Further investigation is under way to ascertain whether others were involved.
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