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Ayodhya cyber police held for taking Rs 2.8 lakh bribe in Rajasthan
Four policemen from Ayodhya's cyber crime police station were arrested in Sikar, Rajasthan on Tuesday for accepting a bribe of Rs 2.8 lakh. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan caught sub-inspector Yashwant Singh and constables Pawan Kumar Tripathi, Sohanlal and Gaurav Charga red-handed.
The accused had allegedly threatened a Rajasthan resident with arrest in a cyber fraud case and demanded Rs 4 lakh to remove his name. The deal was settled at Rs 2.8 lakh. The complainant approached the ACB, which verified the complaint on August 17 and laid a trap the next day.
Ayodhya SSP Gaurav Grover suspended all four policemen with immediate effect and ordered a departmental inquiry. The arrests caused shock in the Uttar Pradesh police department.
Indian Opinion Analysis
This is a rare instance of UP police personnel travelling out of state to collect a bribe, a sign of how emboldened some local police units have become. The swift action by the Rajasthan ACB forced the UP department's hand, but the broader question is how many such cases go unreported. The cyber crime cell in Ayodhya handles hundreds of complaints, victims often lack the resources to complain outside their jurisdiction. The next step will be the ACB's chargesheet and the departmental inquiry, which could set a precedent for cross-state anti-corruption coordination.
Source: aajtak.in
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