Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Haryana CID Inspector Arrested While Accepting Rs 5 Lakh Bribe
Officials in Haryana arrested a CID inspector named Rajesh Kumar.
They allege that he accepted Rs 5 lakh as a bribe.
The money was allegedly demanded from a transporter.
In return, vehicles carrying mining material could operate without obstruction.
The vehicles traveled between Yamunanagar and Karnal.
The complainant said the inspector first asked for money for each vehicle.
Investigators then arranged a trap at Umri Chowk in Kurukshetra.
The inspector was allegedly caught during the operation and will be presented in court.
The investigation is still continuing.
Haryana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested CID Inspector Rajesh Kumar while allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe.
The alleged payment was linked to allowing mining-material vehicles to operate between Yamunanagar and Karnal without obstruction.
The complainant said Kumar initially demanded Rs 10,000 per vehicle per month.
The alleged agreement involved about Rs 7,000 per vehicle for around 70 vehicles, totaling Rs 5 lakh monthly.
The ACB laid a trap at Umri Chowk in Kurukshetra and registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Haryana CID Inspector Rajesh Kumar was arrested by the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- What
- He was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe.
- When
- The arrest was reported on September 20; the alleged payment arrangement was made on September 19.
- Where
- The alleged bribe-taking occurred at Umri Chowk in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
- Why
- The money was allegedly demanded to allow vehicles carrying mining material to operate without obstruction between Yamunanagar and Karnal.
- Accused
- Inspector Rajesh Kumar, posted with Haryana CID
- Alleged bribe
- Rs 5 lakh
- Agency
- Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Location of arrest
- Umri Chowk, Kurukshetra
- Vehicles involved
- Around 70 vehicles carrying mining material
- Alleged monthly rate
- About Rs 7,000 per vehicle
- Legal provisions
- Section 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita