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Head constable held for accepting bribe in Andhra Pradesh

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Press Trust of India Machilipatnam (AP)
A police head constable was today arrested for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 by the sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau, police said.

"KVV Mohan Rao, who was attached with the Mudinepalli police station demanded Rs 30,000 bribe from a farmer for settling a land dispute case. After negotiations, the amount was settled at Rs 20,000," Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB DSP V Gopalakrishna told PTI.

Following a complaint, a trap was laid and Rao was caught this evening while accepting the bribe at his police station at Mudenepalli in Krishna district, he said.

He was apprehended and investigations are underway, police said.

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First Published: Mar 05 2016 | 11:07 PM IST

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