The CBI today arrested a Delhi Police sub-inspector when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a person to protect a "rape accused".
"The complainant's son was arrested in a case by the sub-inspector. The father went to the Khajuri Khas police station, where the SI demanded a bribe of Rs 4 lakh from him to help his son," the CBI spokesperson said here today.
Tomar allegedly agreed to accept Rs 1 lakh from the complainant after negotiations.
"The CBI laid a trap and caught the sub-inspector when he was accepting the bribe of Rs 1 lakh. Searches were conducted at the residential premises of the policeman in Delhi," he said.
The SI had told the father that he had booked his son on rape charges and under the POCSO Act.
Tomar had threatened to arrest the complainant's son in a fresh case if the bribe was not paid.
The agency spokesperson said the SI was produced before the Special Judge, Karkardooma Courts, and remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
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