Woman cop held for taking bribe in Bangalore

BANGALORE: A woman assistant sub-inspector (WASI), attached to Malleswaram police station, was caught on Wednesday while allegedly taking Rs 1 lakh as bribe from a resident to settle a dispute.
Referring to Wednesday's incident, Lokayukta police said a dispute between two women was referred to Spandana, a centre to help those in distress and attached to Malleswaram police station.Rajalakshmi demanded Rs 2 lakh for the case to be settled, and said both the parties should give her Rs 1 lakh as advance.
Parashuram, an acquaintance of the two women, approached Lokayukta police. She was caught in the police station while accepting Rs 1 lakh.