CBI arrests RPF Inspector in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested an Inspector of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.

The arrested accused have been identified as Mukesh Kumar Meena. He is an Inspector of the RPF Police Station in the Akola area of Maharashtra.

A case was registered against an Inspector posted at RPF Police Station, Akola (Maharashtra) and others on a complaint alleging demand of bribe of Rs 3 lakh to release the complainant's father from the cases registered against him at RPF Police Station, Akola, and also granted bail at the Police Station itself.

CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting the first installment of a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the Complainant. Searches were conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused which led to the recovery of documents relating to property etc.

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The arrested accused was produced before the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Amravati and was remanded to Police Custody.