Two AP Constables Suspended on Bribery Charges
Two police constables were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes for allowing illegal liquor transport and movement of a person through inter-state border during COVID-19 lockdown in Andhra Pradesh, police said.
Machilipatnam (AP), May 13 (PTI) Two police constables were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes for allowing illegal liquor transport and movement of a person through inter-state border during COVID-19 lockdown in Andhra Pradesh, police said.
The two, posted at border checkposts, were placed under suspension by District Superintendent of police M Ravindranadh Babu after preliminary inquiries.
J Nagamalleswara Rao, a constable from Gamapalagudem, had demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.10,000 for illegal liquor transport from Telengana to Andhra Pradesh during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the SP said.
Visannapet constable Ajay took a bribe Rs.1,000 from a man to allow him enter the state from Telangana without necessary documents, he added.
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