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Jaipur, Nov 10 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Kota has arrested a broker Akram Hussain for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 on behalf of a Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) inspector in Bhawanimandi area of Jhalawar in Rajasthan.
The main accused, CBN Inspector Hitesh Kumar, fled from the spot with a bundle of money, which also included dummy notes worth Rs 1.90 lakh.
According to Mukul Sharma, Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) of the ACB’s special unit, the complainant had approached the bureau alleging that Inspector Hitesh Kumar and his associates had demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh to avoid implicating his father in a false drug case.
Acting on the complaint, the ACB verified the allegations through recorded phone conversations, confirmed the bribe demand and subsequently laid the trap. On Sunday around 9.30 pm, the complainant reached CBN Bhawanimandi office with real currency worth Rs 30,000 and fake notes worth Rs 2.70 lakh as per the instructions of the ACB team.
When the transaction took place, ACB officials raided and arrested the broker Akram Hussain while accepting Rs 20,000 in cash. However, Inspector Hitesh Kumar managed to escape from the spot with some bribe amount.
While running away, the inspector dropped a bundle containing Rs 1 lakh, his mobile phone and several documents about 100 meters away from the spot.
The recovered bundle contained genuine notes of Rs 20,000 and dummy notes of Rs 80,000. It is believed that Hitesh fled with another bundle of Rs 2 lakh, of which Rs 1.90 lakh were dummy notes and Rs 10,000 were real currency.
ACB has launched a massive search to trace the absconding inspector.
Additional SP Sharma said that investigation is underway and strict action will be taken against all those involved in attempted bribery and extortion threats.
According to ACB Director General Govind Gupta, a complaint was received at the ACB Kota office alleging that Inspector Hitesh Kumar, posted at the Central Narcotics Bureau, Bhawani Mandi, along with another person, had kidnapped the complainant’s father from his house on November 7 and demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh to release him and avoid false implication in a marijuana case.
–IANS
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