Cop held in bribery case

Later on, ACB officials conducted search at Bhadraka’s residence but did not find anything incriminating. “Bagvadar police had arrested Devraniya’s brother-in-law Lakhabhai Sundvadra on Tuesday in a case of Prohibition.

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However, when Devraniya went to the police station to meet him, Bhadrka demanded Rs 1,000 to allow him to see Sundvadra who was in lock-up,” Bheda told The Indian Express.

Devraniya, a resident of Porbandar town, agreed to pay the bribe money after he was allowed a meeting with his relative, ACB said. However, instead of paying up, he filed a complaint with ACB police station in Porbandar on Wednesday.

“Bhadarka, who is an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police, called up Devraniya on Thursday and reminded him about the Rs 1,000 bribe that the latter had committed. We laid a trap and as soon as the ASI accepted the bribe money, he was arrested from the police station itself,” the ACB police inspector added.

The ACB seized Rs 1,000 cash which was paid as bribe and has booked Bhadarka under the Prevention of Corruption Act.