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Corrupt Cop Convicted, Fined ₹70,000 in Bribery Case
21 Aug
Summary
- Head constable Ram Kumar convicted under anti-corruption law
- Demanded ₹18,000 bribe, later settled for ₹10,000
- Caught red-handed by CBI while collecting bribe in 2017
On August 18, 2025, the court of special CBI judge Alka Malik convicted head constable Ram Kumar under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d)(ii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Kumar, who was reporting to the SHO inspector at the Sarangpur police station, was assigned a case in 2017 involving a woman and her husband accused of assaulting their relatives.
The woman claimed that Kumar initially demanded a ₹18,000 bribe but later settled for ₹10,000. On May 23, 2017, when Kumar went to collect the bribe amount, CBI sleuths reached the spot and caught the cop red-handed. The court has now sentenced Kumar to pay a fine of ₹70,000.
This conviction marks the third instance this year of a police officer being sentenced for corruption. In May, a CBI inspector was imprisoned for five years and fined ₹1 lakh, while in April, a UT police head constable was sentenced to four years in jail and a ₹20,000 fine.
