Latest News | SI Caught Red-handed While Taking Bribe in UP's Ghazipur

Ghazipur (UP), Apr 2 (PTI) A team of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught red-handed a sub-inspector while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000, police said.

The ACB action against Sub-Inspector Aftab Ahmed posted at Sadat police station was taken following a complaint from one Sanjay Yadav of Azamgarh, they said.

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Yadav, in his complaint, had alleged that the SI was demanding bribe to release his four-wheeler which was confiscated by the police station on February 20, the police said.

Based on Yadav's complaint, the ACB team laid a trap and caught Ahmed red-handed while he was allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 25,000, they said.

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Ashok Tripathi, the station house officer of the police station concerned, has also been named in the complaint and efforts are on to trace him, the police said.

A case has been registered against Ahmed at the Bahariabad police station here and further probe is on, they said.

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