Hyderabad, May 30 (PTI) An inspector of police in the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau was arrested by ACB on Saturday for allegedly demanding a bribe and accepting its part payment for not involving the family members and friends of a person who was booked in a cyber fraud case.
A case was registered against the accused officer Bathula Mahendar, who had allegedly demanded bribe of Rs nine lakh from the person who complained to the state’s Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).
Mahender had already allegedly accepted Rs five lakh from the complainant, the ACB said in a release.
On Saturday, he had again demanded and threatened the complainant over the balance amount of Rs four lakh at his office, it said.
The Central Investigation Unit team of ACB apprehended
him at his office, it said.
Searches were conducted at the residence of Mahendar and unaccounted cash of Rs 13 lakh, gold ornaments and certain property documents were seized. Further verififcation regarding his assets was underway, the release said.
The accused officer was arrested and he will be produced before a court for judicial remand, it added. PTI SJR SJR KH
