Special Police Establishment (SPE) of Lokayukta caught an Assistant Inspector of Police posted at Aishbagh police accepting Rs 30,000 from a man for helping him in case; ASI was caught taking bribe on Thursday.
The complainant lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta regarding demand of bribe by the accused ASI Shivlal Solanki of Rs 1 lakh and while he was accepting Rs 30000 as bribe late in the afternoon he was caught red handed by the Lokayukta. The accused was threatening the victim to make his nephew as accused and adding section of attempt to murder in the case. In his complaint, the complainant stated that his brother Sadiq and father Zafar have been booked by Aishbagh police. The accused ASI Solanki who was handling the case contacted them and demanded Rs 1 lakh and failing to provide would attract more sections and inclusion of name of nephew Danish Ali in the case.
After the complaint was lodged on November 19 and complainant was told to provide Rs 30000 late in the afternoon and when he was accepting bribe Lokayukt officials caught him red handed. The police after the preliminary investigation registered a case under sections 7 and 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act and started further investigation. A case under sections 294, 323 and 506 of the IPC was registered against Sadiq Ali and his father Zafar Ali of Nizamuddin Colony and accused ASI was demanding bribe for not naming Danish and increasing section of attempt to murder in the case.