According to a senior police official, the complainant had forwarded a video recording on WhatsApp of Vigilance Helpline No 9910641064, recorded by him on various dates in October 2014 coinciding with celebration of Diwali festival.
"The complainant stated that constable Chunni Lal of police station South Campus demanded Rs 20,000 cash and crackers from complainant for allowing him to sell crackers. Despite the fact that the complainant had a valid licence to sell crackers, the constable threatened to implicate him in a false case of selling spurious crackers," said a senior police official.
A complaint was registered under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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