Cop seeks bribe for not beating robbery accused in lock-up
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A police constable from Dahod district of Gujarat was arrested on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 39,500 for not assaulting two cousins in a lock-up, an ACB official said. Katwara police station constable Hardik Baria was held when he was accepting the amount from a relative of the two men who were arrested on September 22 from Bordi village in connection with an alleged robbery case.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official further said Katwara police station sub-inspector, who is also accused of demanding a bribe, is wanted in the case, the official said. Baria had allegedly demanded Rs 40,000 on behalf of the sub-inspector.
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