DSP arrested on graft charges

A DSP has been arrested for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 as bribe from a mill owner for withdrawing a false case registered against him.

Madurai (TN): A DSP has been arrested for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 as bribe from a mill owner for withdrawing a false case registered against him, police said on Tuesday.
The DSP, M Sakthivelu, had demanded bribe from the owner and his sister at Peraiyur near here for withdrawing the false case, police said.
On a complaint from them, a trap was set and the Vigilance and Anti-corruption wing took the DSP into custody while he was receiving the bribe last evening, sources added.

PTI

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