SI caught taking bribe, jailed

Coimbatore: A sub-inspector of police attached to the Erode government hospital police station was arrested on Friday for accepting a bribe of Rs7,000 from a man involved in a road accident to release his motorcycle. An official source identified the arrested person as M Selvakumar, who has been remanded in judicial custody.
According to the source, Selvakumar sought Rs10,000 from R Prakash, a native of Alampalayam in Namakkal district, when he approached the police officer to release his motorcycle that was involved in an accident.“After negotiations, Selvakumar asked him to pay Rs7,000 and received Rs2000 from him a week ago.”
Prakash, meanwhile, approached the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti–Corruption sleuths, who gave him chemical-coated currencies to be handed over to the police sub inspector. “We caught Selvakumar while accepting the remaining Rs5,000 from Prakash,” the source said.