Telangana ACB Catches Banjara Hills Sub-Inspector in Bribery Case

Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau said it caught Banjara Hills Sub-Inspector Kottoor Vijay in connection with an alleged ₹1 lakh bribe and registered a criminal misconduct case against him. The bureau said he was being produced for judicial remand and that its investigation was continuing. According to the ACB, Vijay initially demanded ₹10 lakh from a complainant, then reduced the amount to ₹1 lakh. The alleged bribe related to two cases referred by a court and registered at Banjara Hills Police Station, the bureau said. The ACB alleged that Vijay sought the money in exchange for not arresting the complainant, issuing notices under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure and accepting replies to those notices. He also allegedly promised to prevent fresh cases from being registered against the complainant in connection with the matter, according to the bureau. The allegations have not been established in court. The ACB said the case remained under investigation and withheld the complainant’s identity for security reasons. The supplied account of Vijay’s alleged conduct came from the bureau’s statement; no outcome of the remand proceedings was reported. In a separate...