Lokayukta nabs head constable and excise inspector in bribery cases

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In a recent development, Lokayukta investigators apprehended Head Constable Anjaneya, who was stationed at Rajajinagar Police Station, in the act of accepting a bribe.

Anjaneya was caught red-handed receiving an amount of Rs 50,000. This sting operation was initiated by Lokayukta officials following a complaint filed by an individual named Sri Sagar, as per media reports.

The allegation against Head Constable Anjaneya was that he demanded Rs 50,000 in exchange for filing a B report for a specific case.

Additionally, Police Sub-Inspector Maruthi and Police Inspector Lakshmana Gowda from Rajajinagar Police Station have also been implicated in this bribery case.

Lokayukta Inspector Basavaraja Pulari and his team conducted a raid on the police station. The head constable has been apprehended by Lokayukta investigators, while efforts are ongoing to locate Maruthi and Lakshmana Gowda.

In another case, Lokayukta authorities arrested Excise Inspector Manjunath along with constables Maruthi and Ravi for accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.

The accused were allegedly extorting money to exclude an individual's name from a case. This incident transpired when Varadaraju, who had previously been granted bail, found himself confronted by a constable who demanded Rs 50,000 to prevent the inclusion of Varadaraju's father's name in a case against him.

Subsequently, Varadaraju sought the assistance of Lokayukta officials to address this issue.