Video of Bengaluru cop caught redhanded taking Rs 4 lakh bribe goes viral

BENGALURU: A day after a police inspector was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 4 lakh bribe, a video of him screaming while being held by Lokayukta officials surfaced on social media on Friday.

The footage shows inspector Govindaraju, in uniform, shouting continuously and trying to resist arrest as Lokayukta personnel restrain him.

According to Lokayukta police, Govindaraju was attached to the K P Agrahara police station. He was trapped on January 29 in the city while allegedly accepting the bribe.

The inspector was trapped following a complaint filed by Md Akbar (42), who alleged that Govindaraju demanded Rs 5 lakh to help him in connection with a case registered at the K P Agrahara police station.

Based on the complaint, Lokayukta police registered a case against the inspector under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Officials said the accused had already collected Rs 1 lakh from the complainant earlier and was caught while allegedly receiving the remaining ₹4 lakh. Further investigation is under way.

Police said the complainant had been booked in a cheating case, and Govindaraju allegedly offered to help him secure bail in exchange for the bribe.

Reacting to the video, former Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said the incident had brought disrepute to the police force.

Extremely shameful behaviour. Another instance of disgraceful conduct in uniform. There are over one lakh police personnel in Karnataka who feel let down by such actions while wearing khaki, Rao said in a post on X.

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