Cop caught taking Rs 50K bribe; held

Kanpur (UP), Oct 17: SHO of Collectorganj police station here was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a person in exchange for allegedly evicting tenants from his house, police said on Tuesday, and added that the policeman has been arrested.
The SHO was suspended from duty and a departmental inquiry has been initiated in the matter, they said. (PTI)
A 14-member team of the anti-corruption organisation (ACO), by Inspector Ekta Tyagi, arrested Station House Officer (SHO) Collectorganj, Ram Janam Gautam from his official residence on Monday evening. According to police, the SHO had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from one Narendra Gupta to get a house vacated from his tenants after lodging an FIR. Gautam had also promised to investigate the matter and file a report in Gupta’s favour, they said. Kanpur Police Commissioner has placed Inspector Gautam under suspension and departmental inquiry has been initiated against him, JCP added. (PTI)