Miyapur SI caught red-handed taking bribe of Rs. 20K

Hyderabad: A sub-inspector of the Miyapur police station under Cyberabad commissionerate was caught red-handed demanding a bribe of Rs. 20,000.

On 6 July, the sleuths of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) caught V. Yadagiri, the sub-inspector of police, demanding and accepting a bribe from Shaik Saleem at his chamber in Miyapur police station. The bribe was to exclude the complainant's employee from a case and grant bail to the complainant. The tainted money was recovered from the possession of the SI. A chemical test yielded a positive result.

Yadagiri was arrested and produced before a special court on Tuesday. An investigation is underway.