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Sub-inspector at Howrah's Bantra police station arrested over alleged bribe
A police officer in India got in trouble for doing something wrong.
His name is Subrata Sarkar, and he worked at a police station in Howrah.
The police think he took money from a man to make a problem go away.
The man's wife had complained that he hurt her.
The officer reportedly asked for ₹15,000 to settle the complaint.
The man told the anti-corruption police about it.
They gave him special money with a secret powder on it.
When the officer touched the money, the powder showed up in a water test.
That is how the police knew he took the bribe.
Now the officer is arrested and will go to court.
Subrata Sarkar, a sub-inspector at Bantra police station in Howrah, was arrested on Monday for allegedly accepting a ₹15,000 bribe.
The arrest was made by the state police's anti-corruption branch (ACB) under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Sarkar allegedly demanded the money from complainant Avijit Ruidas to suppress a domestic violence case lodged by his wife, Puja Ruidas.
ACB officers set a trap using notes coated with phenolphthalein powder; a water test turned pink, confirming Sarkar had handled the bribe money.
The arrest came within a fortnight of the Bengal government reinforcing the ACB with three senior IPS officers and 16 police personnel.
- Who
- Subrata Sarkar, a sub-inspector at Bantra police station in Howrah, arrested by the state police's anti-corruption branch (ACB).
- What
- Allegedly accepted a ₹15,000 bribe to suppress a domestic violence case registered against complainant Avijit Ruidas.
- Where
- Inside Bantra police station in Howrah, West Bengal.
- When
- Monday afternoon, within a fortnight of the Bengal government reinforcing the ACB; the domestic violence complaint was lodged on August 1.
- Why
- Sarkar allegedly demanded the money to settle the domestic violence complaint lodged by Puja Ruidas against her husband Avijit.
Key facts
- Accused
- Subrata Sarkar, sub-inspector, Bantra police station, Howrah
- Alleged bribe amount
- ₹15,000
- Legal basis
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Complainant
- Avijit Ruidas
- Domestic violence complaint
- Filed by Puja Ruidas on August 1
- Trap method
- Notes coated with phenolphthalein powder
- Next step
- Produced before court on Tuesday
- ACB reinforcement
- Three senior IPS officers and 16 police personnel deputed within a fortnight
Quotes
Senior ACB officer
State police anti-corruption branch officer
“Sarkar allegedly asked Avijit to meet him and told him that if he paid ₹15,000, he would settle the complaint lodged against him, and the transaction took place inside Bantra police station.”
telegraphindia.com
“He was asked to dip his hand in water and touch the bundle of notes. The water turned pink, confirming that the officer had handled the bribe money.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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