2 MP policemen held for accepting Rs 8 lakh bribe

Two policemen from Madhya Pradesh were arrested by ACB from a hotel here today for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 8 lakh from a man for not registering a criminal case against him.

The duo have been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Shankar Ramavadh Singh and Constable Dipak Adani, both attached to Pandhurna police station in Chhindwada district of Madhya Pradesh.

According to a senior ACB official, the complainant in the case had approached the agency claiming the policemen had sought bribe of Rs 18 lakh for not registering a case of illegal possession of electric cables against him.

ACB assistant director P R Gelot said the complainant's name was revealed by a man arrested by MP police recently, following which Singh and Adani arrived in Vadodara to book the complainant.
 

"They called the complainant to the hotel for striking a deal for not registering a crime against him, which was settled for Rs 8 lakh. The money was recovered from them by ACB sleuths who set the trap and raided the place," he said.