New Delhi, Sep 4
Three Delhi Police personnel, including a woman sub-inspector, of the cybercrime police station in West District, were booked for demanding bribes, adding up to over Rs 2 lakh, from a resident in Naraina and a couple in Uttam Nagar by threatening to implicate them in cases, a senior Vigilance Department official said on Thursday.
The police personnel told him that his Aadhaar and PAN had been misused for opening a Paytm Agent Merchant KYC account, which was under enquiry for alleged irregularities.
During the enquiry conducted by the Vigilance Branch, the allegations of harassment, demand, and acceptance of a bribe were found to be substantiated. Accordingly, a case was registered at the Police Station, Vigilance, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The DCP, Vigilance, appealed to citizens to come forward and report any instance of police personnel demanding bribes on Helpline No. 1064.