Delhi cop held for taking bribe for Haryana policemen

A Delhi Police constable and a scrap dealer were arrested here Wednesday for accepting a Rs.3.5 lakh bribe on behalf of two Haryana policemen for releasing a robbery suspect under their detention, an official said.

Sube Singh, 45, a Delhi Police constable posted at Hauz Khas police station in south Delhi, and Sarfaraz, 37, a scrap dealer, were arrested for accepting Rs.3.5 lakh for two policemen posted in Haryana Police's Crime Branch.

Sube Singh was arrested from his house in Sirhol village while Sarfaraz was nabbed from his house in Sikanderpur, said an official of Haryana's vigilance department.

Vinod Kumar, an assistant sub-inspector, and head constable Rajkumar, posted in Sector 10 Crime Branch of Haryana Police, had detained scrap dealer Islam from west Delhi's Dwarka in connection of a loot that took place in Gurgaon nearly three weeks ago.

"Vinod Kumar and Rajkumar demanded Rs.10 lakh from the family of Islam as a price to release him," said Yogender Nehra, senior superintendent of police, Haryana vigilance department.

"Zahir Ahmad, father of Islam, paid Rs.5 lakh July 21 to the two conduits but instead of releasing the accused, Vinod and Rajkumar formally arrested him," said Nehra.

"Vinod and Rajkumar were mounting pressure on Zahir Ahmed through Sube Singh and Sarfraz to pay the rest of Rs.5 lakh bribe," said Nehra.

"Sube Singh and Sarfaraz were arrested red-handed while accepting Rs.3.5 lakh on behalf of the Haryana policemen," Nehra added. Another Rs.5 lakh, paid as the first instalment of the bribe, were also seized.

The Delhi Police constable and Sarfaraz were Wednesday presented in a Gurgaon court which sent them to vigilance department's custody for a day.

The two accused Haryana policemen were yet to be arrested, said Nehra.