A sub-inspector of Maharanipeta police station was caught by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 from a complainant, here on Monday night.
The accused, K. Ramachandra Rao, allegedly demanded the amount from one Sridevi and Sri Lakshmi accused under Crime Number 19 of 2015, for processing and issuing a station bail.
A case for picking up a fight with a GVMC tax collector was registered against the two women on November 5. Later on Monday, following a complaint the ACB conducted the raid and caught the SI while he was accepting the amount, said ACB DSP K. Ramakrishna Prasad. The SI will be produced before the ACB Special Judge on Tuesday.