India News | ACB Arrests Police Inspector for Taking Rs 6 Lakh as Bribe

Jaipur, Aug 25 (PTI) A police inspector was arrested on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh through an advocate in Govindgarh of Jaipur rural area, a top anti-corruption bureau (ACB) official said.

The accused Harinarayan Sharma, posted as SHO Govindgarh had demanded a bribe of Rs 10 lakh in a fraud case, ACB DGP B L Soni said in a statement.

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The accused had already taken Rs 4 lakh as bribe through advocate Vishwanath Sharma, Soni said.

He said the accused advocate fled away after throwing the bribe money on the road when ACB sleuths chased him.

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The other locations of the accused inspector are being searched and the further investigation will be done after registering a case under Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB said.

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