The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday arrested two of its officials, Inspector Somesh and EHC Ashok Kumar, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 100,000 in Ambala.
A government spokesperson said that the team of Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau had received a complaint that a bribe of Rs 100,000 had been demanded by two employees of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in return for filing the complaint.
On investigation of the case, it was found that a fake complaint was taken by Inspector Somesh and EHC Ashok Kumar working in Ambala of ACB, which was not authorized, and a bribe of Rs 100,000 was demanded from the complainant instead of filing this complaint.
After carefully investigating all the facts, the ACB team made a plan to arrest both the accused and they were arrested red-handed by the team of the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau while taking the bribe. This entire proceeding was conducted with complete transparency in front of the witnesses. Officials said action is being taken by registering an FIR in the Ambala Police Station of the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau and the matter is being investigated by collecting necessary evidence.
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