JAIPUR: The ACB arrested a sub-inspector stationed at Nokha police station in Bikaner while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. The cop had asked the complainant for Rs 1 lakh for removing certain names from an FIR.
On November 16, the complainant had lodged a case claiming the SI Hanumanram Bishnoi (59) had demanded bribe following which the ACB laid a trap.
“The complainant said the accused cop had asked for Rs 1 lakh for removing the names of two of his family members from an FIR. After negotiation, the cop agreed for a bribe of Rs 15,000 and we arrested him while he accepted Rs 8,000,” said an official.
ACB has been cracking down on corrupt government officials and regularly arresting them. On Wednesday, officials organised a meeting with traders in Ajmer to inform them about the zero tolerance policy and asked them to inform ACB in case any government official demanded bribe.
Just last week, ACB arrested more than half-a-dozen government officials in separate cases of corruption.
Cops arrested one employee of Jaipur Heritage Nagar Nigam for accepting bribe from a contractor. Another person was arrested for demanding bribe for land registration in Jhunjhunu while five persons of transport department were arrested in Dungarpur for extortion. A Nagar Palika’s official was arrested in Jhalawar with cash for which he had no explanation.