Police inspector, middleman held in graft case

A police inspector and a middleman were arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Tonk district of Rajasthan on Monday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau official said.

The accused inspector, Harinarayan Meena, the SHO of the Peeplu police station of Tonk, had demanded a monthly bribe of Rs 40,000 through a private man Bhanwar Lal from the complainant for allowing him smooth transportation of sand.

After verification of the complaint, a trap was laid and the accused inspector and the middleman were arrested while taking Rs 20,000, the official said.