Awarded for promptly resolving cases, a decorated policeman from Hyderabad was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday, 23 October officials on extortion charges.
The accused – Sarangapani who was deployed at Mir Chowk police station was arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 2,00,000, NDTV reported.
According to the reports, Sarangapani was investigating a complaint filed by one Anil Kumar who alleged that he was cheated by his best friend for stealing Rs 37 lakh in 2017.
After Sarangapani recovered the money, he demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakhs from Anil Kumar to return the money to him.
The arrests were made after Sarangapani sent a junior Constable Kiran Kumar to collect the first installment of Rs. 50,000. Both Sarangapani and Constable Kumar have been arrested and produced before the ACB special court.
(With inputs from NDTV)
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