BENGALURU, Jan 30: A Police Inspector was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 4 lakh bribe, a video of him screaming while being held by Lokayukta officials surfaced on social media on Friday.
He was trapped following a complaint filed by one person, who alleged that Inspector demanded Rs 5 lakh to help him in connection with a case registered at the K P Agrahara police station in the city while allegedly accepting the bribe.
Based on the complaint, Lokayukta police registered a case against the inspector under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
It said the accused had already collected Rs 1 lakh from the complainant earlier and was caught while allegedly receiving the remaining Rs 4 lakh.
Further investigation is under way.
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