Traffic constable and his accomplice arrested

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 26 2014 | 7:06 PM IST
A traffic constable along with his accomplice has been arrested by the anti-corruption branch of Delhi government for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe to allow the complainant to ply his vehicles unauthorizedly.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 has been registered against the constable Vichitra Kumar posted in Delhi Traffic Police and a person named Digvijay Singh, said V Renganathan, Additional Commissioner of Police of Anti-corruption Branch.
According to Renganathan, the department received a complaint that a traffic constable Kumar was demanding bribe of Rs 600 for allowing the complainant to ply his vehicles unauthorizedly.
Following this, a trap was laid and Kumar and his accomplice Singh, a tea stall owner were allegedly caught red handed during the act.
Singh was accepting the bribe money from the complainant on the directions of Kumar at his tea stall, Renganathan said.
The officials arrested the duo and registered a case against them.
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First Published: May 26 2014 | 7:06 PM IST

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