Head constable held for taking Rs 50,000 bribe in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Sep 6 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested a police head constable in Rajasthan's Jalore district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, officials said.

Head constable Bhanwarlal, posted at Sarwana police station, was caught red-handed while taking the bribe, they said.

Additional Director General (ACB) Smita Srivastava said the complainant alleged that the head constable, who is the investigating officer in a case registered at the police station, demanded Rs 50,000 for not naming more than two co-accused in addition to those already booked in the matter and for cooperating in the case.

Acting on the complaint, the bureau laid a trap and arrested Bhanwarlal while he was accepting the bribe from the complainant, Srivastava said.

The head constable is being interrogated and further investigation is underway, the ACB said. PTI AG SKY SKY