A Police Sergeant attached to the Hatton Police Station has been detained by the officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for getting a Rs.
15,000 bribe, allegedly guaranteeing to close a lawsuit against a couple.Accordingly, the arrest was made on Tuesday (11) at around 11.00 a.m.
at the Hatton Magistrates Court premises following a problem by a citizen of the Angoda area.The Police Sergeant had actually supposedly required an allurement in exchange for carrying out the needed actions to protect the release of the plaintiff and his other half from a pending case at the Hatton Magistrates Court and to close the case.Initially, the law enforcement officer in concern had sought a bribe of Rs.
20,000, but had actually later minimized the total up to Rs.
15,000.
He was jailed while accepting this amount as a bribe.The suspect was later on produced before the Hatton Magistrates Court and has been remanded until March 18.