Lokayukta officials on Sunday trapped a 43-year-old Head Constable and his friend on the charge of accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 from a private firm employee promising to help him in a case booked against him.
The accused Mahesh S., Head Constable working with the Cyber Crime police station in Ramanagara town, had allegedly demanded ₹2.5 lakh from Manje Gowda, who was accused in a case.
Mahesh had accepted ₹75,000 and promised to bail him out, but again demanded ₹50,000, said the police. Unable to pay the bribe, Manje Gowda approached the Lokayukta and filed a complaint.
Based on the complaint, the police trapped Ramesh Gowda, 53, a friend of Mahesh, who was accepting the bribe on his behalf.
The trap was laid at Uttarahalli where the accused was caught red-handed. Based on his information, the police arrested Mahesh and both were charged under Prevention of Corruption Act.
