Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday trapped and arrested the Station House Officer (SHO) of Pantha Chowk, Srinagar, Inspector Azim Iqbal while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5lacs, reports said. (ACB) accepting bribe, officials said.
The officials said a team of the ACB caught the SHO of the Pantha Chowk police station red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe. The police officer was allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 5 lakh for settling a case, and was apprehended by the ACB, the officials added.
The ACB sleuths have allegedly recovered cash amounting to Rs 1.5 lakh and a cheque of Rs 50,000 from the possession of the arrested police officer in presence of independent witnesses, the officials said.
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