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An Inspector of the Palacode All Women’s Police Station (AWPS) was arrested connected graft charges by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths present connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025).
The arrested was identified arsenic Veerammal (50), Inspector astatine Palacode AWPS. The apprehension was based connected a ailment by Mangammal (38) of Thumbalahalli colony successful Karimangalam.
According to the DVAC release, Mangammal’s 16-year-old girl had joined a lad of her colony connected her volition successful May this year. She was recovered 4 months large astatine the Government hospital, pursuing which the Social Welfares Department was alerted. The gestation of the insignificant was reported to Veerammal by the societal payment officer.
According to the complainant, the Inspector had summoned the 2 families and demanded a bribe of ₹50,000 successful instrumentality for not lodging a lawsuit of kid marriage. Mangammal, unwilling to wage the bribe, approached DVAC DSP Nagaraj, connected whose guidance a trap was laid.
Manganmmal handed implicit the currency to the Inspector, who was caught red-handed accepting the bribe. The Inspector was arrested and remanded successful prison.
