Cop accused of accepting Rs 500 as bribe

BAGAHA:: Bagaha SP Rajiv Ranjan on Saturday ordered an inquiry into a viral video clip showing an ASI of Bathawaria police station, Rakesh Singh, accepting Rs 500 as bribe from a local trader, Nikesh Jaiswal, at the latter’s shop. SDPO Ramnagar Arjun Lal has been asked to probe the matter.
Sources said the ASI had intercepted a cement-laden tractor trolley of Jaiswal recently on the pretext of vehicle checking and allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 from the driver, Saroj Yadav, as bribe.Later, he agreed to release the tractor by accepting Rs 2,000. The driver handed over Rs 1,500 to him and said the remaining Rs 500 would be paid at Jaiswal’s shop.
On Saturday, CCTV camera at the trader’s shop caught the ASI accepting Rs 500. The clip later went viral in the area, prompting the police to take note of it and order an inquiry.