A traffic police inspector and special sub-inspector with the Salem district police were suspended allegedly for corruption.
Selvamani, a traffic police inspector, and Selvamani, SSI, who were deployed for vehicle checks near Omalur on the Salem-Bengaluru highway had allegedly indulged in collecting bribes from drivers of heavy duty vehicles and a video in this regard went viral on social media.
Based on a report from Superintendent of Police M. Sree Abhinav, C. Mageshwari, DIG-Salem Range, suspended the officers for bringing disrepute to the police and have ordered departmental inquiry.
