Gurugram, Dec 29 : The station house officer (SHO) and the head constable of Kherki Daula police station here were suspended for allegedly taking a bribe, Gurugram Police Commissioner K.K. Rao said on Tuesday.
The SHO absconded soon after the registration of an FIR against him.
“We have suspended both the police officials in connection with the matter. The investigations into the matter are on,” Rao said.
The matter came to the fore when a team of the Haryana State Vigilance Bureau, Faridabad unit had caught the head constable Amit Kumar red-handed for taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh on behalf of the SHO of the Kherki Daula police station on Monday.
Kumar was nabbed by the vigilance officials from Shikohpur More on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway along with the huge amount.
The police said that Kumar was produced before a court on Tuesday which sent him two days police custody.
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