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Jyothi is simply a constabulary constable | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Lokayukta Police person arrested a pistillate constabulary constable and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) attached to Station Bazar Police Station successful Kalaburagi connected the complaint of demanding and accepting bribe wealth from a pistillate successful transportation with a POCSO Act case.
The arrested officials person been identified arsenic Jyothi, a constabulary constable, and Shivasharanappa, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, some from Station Bazaar Police Station.
According to Lokayukta sources, the complainant, Rohini of Kalaburagi, approached the anti-corruption bureau saying that the 2 constabulary unit demanded wealth assuring her of assistance successful a lawsuit registered nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
It is said that the accused initially received ₹1,000 from the complainant and aboriginal demanded ₹5,000 each for themselves, purportedly to assistance her successful the case.
During the people of the conversation, the complainant was told that wealth volition besides person to beryllium paid to the Public Prosecutor.
Acting connected the complaint, the Lokayukta Police caught the accused portion they were accepting a full bribe magnitude of ₹10,000 from the complainant.
The cognition was carried retired nether the guidance of Lokayukta Superintendent of Police, Kalaburagi, Siddaraju C.
The trap was led by Lokayukta Police Inspector Arun Kumar Murugundi who is present investigating the case.
Both the accused person been arrested. Further probe is nether way.
After completion of the preliminary investigation, they volition beryllium produced earlier the competent tribunal and remanded successful judicial custody, officials said.
