Coimbatore: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption (DVAC) on Thursday arrested Narcotics Intelligence Bureau CID (NIB-CID) inspector Sarojini and head constable Ramasamy while receiving Rs 70,000 from a ganja peddler’s wife.
NIB-CID had arrested Vijayakumar of Bhavani in Erode district several times for selling ganja. Even after Vijayakumar stopped drug sales and began working as a supervisor at a construction site, Sarojini used to pick him up and threaten to register FIR against him unless he pays up.
Vijayakumar’s wife Maheswari was forced to bribe the officer several times to save him. A few days ago, Sarojini picked up Vijayakumar and threatened to register a fake case against him for possessing 15kg ganja, a non-bailable offence. Sarojini demanded Rs 1 lakh to save him. As Maheswari gave her only Rs 30,000, Sarojini registered a case against Vijayakumar on Tuesday for possession of 500g ganga, a bailable offence.
When the special court for the essential commodities Act granted bail to Vijayakumar, Sarojini demanded the rest of the money. Maheswari approached DVAC, who laid a trap. Maheswari contacted Sarojini, who asked her to give Rs 70,000 to Ramasamy at the NIB-CID police office. DVAC caught Ramasamy red-handed while accepting the bribe and also arrested Sarojini. TNN