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IPS trainee who called Rs 500 bribe ‘very bad’ now faces Rs 1 crore charge
IPS trainee who called Rs 500 bribe ‘very bad’ now faces Rs 1 crore charge
IPS officer Rahul Bansal, a 2022-batch Chhattisgarh cadre trainee, faces allegations that he demanded and received Rs 1 crore to settle a cyber fraud case. The complaint before a special CBI court…
The Story in Brief
IPS officer Rahul Bansal, a 2022-batch Chhattisgarh cadre trainee, faces allegations that he demanded and received Rs 1 crore to settle a cyber fraud case. The complaint before a special CBI court in Delhi names Bansal and two police personnel. It claims the money was paid in two Rs 50 lakh instalments through hawala channels in May 2026. The court has sought an Action Taken Report from the Chhattisgarh DGP and the CBI.
The accusation has renewed attention on a mock interview video in which Bansal described feeling
The Indian Opinion
The resurfaced video of Rahul Bansal decrying a Rs 500 bribe while the same officer now faces allegations of a Rs 1 crore payoff will rightly invite public cynicism. But rushing to convict based on irony alone is lazy. The complaint, with alleged WhatsApp chats and call recordings, will either hold up under investigation or not. The test is not how the video makes us feel, but whether the Chhattisgarh DGP and the CBI produce clear evidence of two Rs 50 lakh hawala payments in May 2026. Until then, let due process speak.
Source: indiatoday.in
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