Inspector suspended for taking bribe

Kanpur:The Kanpur Dehat district superintendent of police suspended Derapur police station incharge after a brick-kiln owner made a complaint accusing him of taking bribe from him in lieu of allowing him to run tractor-trolley involved in transporting mud to his unit for producing bricks in Ladpur Paid village of the district.
A police officer on Saturday said, “A complaint in this regard was made by brick-kiln owner Sanjay Kumar Gupta on May 26, wherein he had accused inspector Derapur Neeraj Kumar Yadav of asking him to pay a bribe of Rs 70,000 for securing release of a tractor-trolley seized by him earlier”.
Along with the complaint, the brick-kiln owner also handed a video and an audio recording with regard to his allegations, which he had made in his complaint against inspector Derapur.
Following which, a probe was ordered by SP. “Taking cognizance of the complaint supported by evidences, the SP after the probe, has suspended the Derapur police station incharge with immediate effect on Saturday and also ordered to book a case against him,” said the officer.
Superintendent of Police, Anurag Vatsa, while confirming the suspension, said following a complaint by brick-kiln owner- Sanjay Kumar Gupta, a probe was ordered and report submitted.