ACP Vasu, however, has stated that the liquor bottles seized were meant for his superior, Additional Commissioner of Police (East) S Murugan.
A Bengaluru cop has been suspended for allegedly demanding Rs 50 lakh bribe in exchange for the release of two men, who were held while transporting 100 bottles of alcohol in the city. According to Deccan Herald (DH), the Assistant Commissioner of Police of Electronics City, Vasu was suspended after one of the two men who were arrested, accused Vasu of demanding a bribe to set them free. Although the arrest occurred two weeks ago, ACP Vasu was suspended on Friday. However, ACP Vasu has now pointed fingers at his superior, Additional Commissioner of Police (East), S Murugan, stating that some of the liquor bottles were to be delivered to Addl CP Murugan, the report added. On April 11, ACP Vasu had followed a car with “GST-emergency” board on it on the suspicion that the board was fake. Local media reported that Vasu tailed the Tata Sumo car and stopped it near Bettadasanapura Main Road. Upon checking the inside of the vehicle, he found eight carton boxes with 100 alcohol bottles. ACP Vasu seized the liquor bottles and arrested two men in the car. The two accused are Vishesh Gupta and Gopi. They were taken to the Electronics City Police Station. According to DH, the two accused claimed to have been personally acquainted with a top police officer in the city. While ACP Vasu alleged that Vishesh Gupta offered him a bribe of Rs 50 lakh to be set free, he also claimed that Vishesh had told him that the eight cartons were being delivered to Additional Commissioner of Police S Murugan. However, ACP Vasu booked the duo and took them into custody for interrogation. Local media reported that on April 12, Addl CP Murugan called Vasu and asked to meet him at the Madiwala Police Station and to allegedly set the duo free. Vasu informed Murugan that an FIR had already been registered. Murugan reportedly asked Vasu to release them on bail to which Vasu allegedly replied that the process of getting bail would take time. The DH report quoted Vasu as saying that Vishesh lodged a complaint with Addl CP Murugan stating that Vasu had enlisted a constable named Janardhan to collect a bribe of Rs 50 lakh by . The complaint was sent to Vasu’s higher officer Murugan. DH reported that Vasu was suspended as he had not adhered to Murugan’s order to release the suspects.
Body 2:
from Karnataka https://ift.tt/3cL9kl1
via IFTTT
No comments:
Post a Comment