The Central Bureau of Investigation has apprehended a Sub-Inspector belonging to the Jammu and Kashmir Police stationed at the Janipur police facility in Jammu while he was directly receiving illicit payment. Law enforcement officials managed to retrieve the tainted cash right at the spot during the operation. The action followed an official complaint registered on August 16 against the police officer for abusing his position.
Bribe Negotiated Down for Withholding Case Registration
According to official details, the accused Sub-Inspector had initially demanded a sum of 20,000 rupees from the complainant. In exchange, the officer promised not to register a formal First Information Report regarding an ongoing matrimonial controversy involving the complainant. Subsequent negotiations between the parties led to an agreement where the officer consented to accept a reduced payment of 10,000 rupees.
Acting on the formal grievance submitted by the victim, the investigating team established a covert trap on August 16, which fell on a Sunday. Operatives caught the officer red-handed at the precise moment he was soliciting and accepting the sum of 10,000 rupees. Further formal procedural investigations into the matter are currently underway.
Parallel Enforcement Action Against Railway Official in Bhilai
This operation comes alongside another recent enforcement action conducted by the agency targeting corruption within public departments. Earlier, a senior official holding the position of Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, posted at South East Central Railway in Bhilai, was taken into custody under similar corruption charges.
In that case, formal proceedings were initiated on August 13 following allegations that the senior engineer demanded 2 lakh rupees to approve pending bills submitted by a contractor. Following negotiations, the official agreed to settle for 1 lakh rupees. Investigating officers caught him red-handed on August 13 while he was receiving the initial installment of 50,000 rupees.
Middleman Detained and Cash Discovered During Searches
The investigation revealed that the illegal gratification was being routed through an intermediary on the officer's specific instructions. The middleman received the funds from the complainant to hand them over to the railway engineer and was promptly arrested along with the primary accused.
Following the arrests, federal investigators executed search operations across the residential and official premises of the railway officer situated in Raipur and Bhilai. The extensive search operation led to the recovery of approximately 77 lakh rupees in cash alongside property consisting of gold and jewellery valued at roughly 14 lakh rupees.
