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A sub-inspector from Tekmal constabulary presumption successful Medak territory was arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials connected Tuesday aft helium demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹30,000 from a complainant successful speech for favourable enactment successful a pending case.
According to officials, the officer, identified arsenic Rajesh, allegedly sought wealth for disposing of a lawsuit successful Lok Adalat relating to theft charges against the complainant and his associate. The bribe was reportedly taken astatine the constabulary presumption nether the pretext of acting connected notices issued nether Section 35(3) of the BNSS Act, 2023.
The ACB officials said that erstwhile they arrived astatine the constabulary presumption to trap him, helium tried to fly with the cash. He ran crossed adjacent cultivation fields successful an effort to escape, but was chased down and apprehended. Celebrations broke retired successful the country pursuing the official’s arrest, portion locals bursting firecrackers.
The tainted magnitude of ₹30,000 was recovered from his possession. Rajesh was arrested and volition beryllium produced earlier the peculiar tribunal for ACB cases successful Hyderabad, the bureau said.
The ACB has reminded citizens that request for bribes by immoderate nationalist servant tin beryllium reported via the toll-free fig 1064, oregon done WhatsApp, Facebook and X. The bureau reiterated that the identities of complainants volition beryllium kept confidential.
