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Haryana Government Anti-Corruption Bureau Arrests Three Policemen for Bribery

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The Haryana government anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has arrested three crime branch officials of Faridabad police for bribery and attempting to extort Rs.1 lakh from a scrap trader. The three suspects, including assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sanjay Kumar and head constables Mohammad Khalid and Mohammad Farrukh, were arrested on Monday and forwarded to judicial custody after production before court on Tuesday. The ACB officials said that the allegations were found to be true after an inquiry, and an FIR was registered against the ASI under various provisions of the Preventions of Corruption Act.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Haryana government anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested three crime branch officials of Faridabad police for bribery and attempting to extort Rs.1 lakh from a scrap trader.
  • The arrested suspects include assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sanjay Kumar and head constables Mohammad Khalid and Mohammad Farrukh, all posted in Sector 65 crime branch unit.
  • The trio was arrested on Monday and forwarded to judicial custody after production before court on Tuesday.
  • The ASI was arrested while accepting Rs.25,000 from the trader on Monday.
  • The trader had alleged that the trio had threatened him and his father that they had busted a theft gang and one of the members had disclosed that he had sold some of the stolen items at their scrap shop.
  • The trader submitted a complaint at the Faridabad ACB police station, and an FIR was registered against the ASI under various provisions of the Preventions of Corruption Act.
  • The three policemen have been placed under suspension with immediate effect, and a department proceeding will be separately carried out against them along with the legal action by the ACB.

Statistics:

  • Rs.1 lakh: the amount of bribe demanded by the three ACB officials from the scrap trader.
  • Rs.25,000: the amount of bribe accepted by the ASI Sanjay Kumar from the trader on Monday.
  • 3: the number of ACB officials arrested for bribery and attempting to extort money.
  • 1: the FIR registered against the ASI under various provisions of the Preventions of Corruption Act.
  • 2: the days in which the ACB officials arrested the three policemen, with an FIR registered on Monday and production before court on Tuesday.

Sources:

  • [hindustantimes.com](http://hindustantimes.com)
  • Hindustan Times, September 4, "Haryana ACB arrests 3 policemen for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe"
  • Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times.

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