ACB traps Jamnagar PSI in the act of accepting bribe

Jamnagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday caught red-handed a police sub-inspector (PSI) of Panchkoshi ‘A’ Division police station of Jamnagar accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to not take police action against the complainant for having consumed liquor.

According to the details given out by the ACB, the complainant and his friend were driving on the road from Theba chokdi to Jamnagar when Ad Hoc PSI J K Rathod asked them to stop the car and accused them of being drunk. He also threatened the duo that their car would also be seized. However, Rathod agreed to let the duo go scot-free on the condition that they pay him Rs 50,000 each.

However, the duo contacted the toll-free number and the ACB arranged a trap to catch Rathod red-handed. Rathod was caught accepting Rs 50,000 from the complainant and the ACB has recovered the amount from him. He has also been detained by the ACB. DeshGujarat