Constable held for taking bribe 3 years ago in Rajasthan’s Baran | Jaipur News

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KOTA: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) special unit, Kota on Monday arrested a Rajasthan police constable for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5,000 three years ago when he was posted at Mangrole police station of Baran district. The accused constable was later in the day produced before the ACB court in the city, that ordered to send him to jail under judicial custody.
In-charge, ACB, special unit, Kota, DSP Dharamveer Singh said that a 60-year-old man from Mau village under Mangrole police station of Baran district on April 30, 2018, lodged a complaint against constable Rameshwar Prasad, then posted at Mangrole police station, and stated his son was lodged in Mangrole police station in a case under section 354 of IPC against him. He further alleged the constable had demanded Rs 10,000 for not remanding and thrashing his son in the police station, he added.
The ACB carried out the verification of the complaint on the same day when the accused accepted Rs 5,000 and asked for the remaining amount of Rs 2,000 the next day, he said.
The trap was conducted the next day, on May 1, 2018 but the accused, sensing the presence of ACB personnel around, refused to accept the remaining bribe amount of Rs 2,000. However, the ACB lodged a case under sections 7, 13 (1) (D), 13 (2) PC Act 1988 against Rameshwar Prasad and initiated investigation, he further said.
The allegation against the constable was confirmed in the investigation following which the ACB sent the case for approval for prosecution against the constable. Following approval for prosecution against the accused constable, ACB special unit, Kota on Monday arrested the accused constable and produced him before the ACB court later, that ordered to send him to jail under judicial custody till November 22, the DSP said.