Chhattisgarh Police team detained in Guwahati over alleged bribery case

A team of four Chhattisgarh Police personnel, including an inspector, was detained by Guwahati Police for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes from three cybercrime accused arrested from Assam, officials said on Wednesday. A case was registered against the four personnel of Raipur Police at Dispur police station, and they were picked up for questioning on Tuesday night, a senior official told PTI.

A team of four Chhattisgarh Police personnel, including an inspector, was detained by Guwahati Police for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes from three cybercrime accused arrested from Assam, officials said on Wednesday. A case was registered against the four personnel of Raipur Police at Dispur police station, and they were picked up for questioning on Tuesday night, a senior official told PTI. ''The Raipur Police team reached Guwahati on Sunday in connection with a cybercrime in Chhattisgarh. They arrested one accused from Bihar and nabbed three others, who also hail from Bihar, from Guwahati on Monday,'' he added. The Chhattisgarh team, comprising an inspector, a head constable and two constables, allegedly released two of the accused after accepting bribes and kept the third in custody pending payment of the demanded money, the official said. ''We received a complaint from the two released accused regarding the matter. Accordingly, we took action and carried out an operation. The entire team was picked up and brought to Dispur police station last night,'' he said. Police said an FIR was registered under bailable sections, after which the team was allowed to leave the police station on notice following preliminary interrogation. ''We have served a notice on them and asked them to appear before us today again for further actions,'' the senior official said. He also said the lone accused in the cybercrime case of Chhattisgarh has been released under a 'PR bond'. According to sources, the team has already reached Dispur police station, and questioning is underway.