A female Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a चौकीदार were apprehended by the vigilance team in the Khagaria district of Bihar for accepting a bribe. The ASI demanded a bribe from a victim in exchange for expediting the investigation of a case and filing the charge sheet. The victim reported the demand to the vigilance office. Acting swiftly on the complaint, the vigilance team formulated a plan and arrested both individuals involved in the bribery.
The case involved Anil Kumar Shah’s wife, who had filed a case related to a bank loan at the Sadar police station in the Nagar police station area of Khagaria district. ASI Seema Kumari was investigating the case. The officer initially demanded ₹10,000, which later increased to ₹20,000, to investigate the case and file the charge sheet. The चौकीदार, Veeru Paswan, was also implicated in the bribery. The victim, Mamta Devi, informed her husband, Anil Shah, about the demand.
Anil Shah immediately reported the matter to the vigilance team. Following an investigation led by DSP Arunoday Pandey, both individuals were arrested on Tuesday from the Nagar police station premises. The vigilance team was present at the police station, and as soon as Mamta Devi handed over the agreed-upon sum of ₹20,000, the team apprehended the ASI and the चौकीदार red-handed.
The vigilance team has taken the accused to Patna for further investigation and questioning. DSP Arunoday Pandey stated that ASI Seema, the investigating officer, had demanded a bribe to expedite the investigation of a bank case and file the charge sheet. Anil Shah of Khagaria had lodged a complaint with the vigilance team regarding the demand. After investigating the complaint, the team arrested both individuals on Tuesday while they were accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 from the police station premises.
The vigilance DSP mentioned that Anil Shah had initially reported a bribe demand of ₹10,000, but the amount was found to be ₹20,000 after the team’s investigation. The operation has curbed corruption and caused a stir within the police department.