SI arrested for taking bribe in Nagaon district

Guwahati: A sub-inspector of Assam Police has been arrested in Nagaon district for allegedly demanding a bribe for facilitating the bail of an accused person, an official release said on Sunday.
Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption apprehended the second officer of the Kachua Police Station on Saturday evening on graft charges, it said.
The vigilance directorate had received a complaint that the sub-inspector had demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 for “facilitating bail to some acquaintances” of the complainant in connection with a non-cognizable offence. He had later agreed to reduce the bribe amount to Rs 4,000.
Based on the complaint, the vigilance sleuths laid a trap at the Kachua police station, and the sub-inspector was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 4,000 as a bribe, the release said. The bribe money was seized and legal action against the arrested police official has been initiated, it added. PTi