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Inspector trapped

Bangalore: Sampangiramanagar police inspector K. Venkatesh Shetty was caught red-handed by the Lokayukta police while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 from a complainant on Saturday.

According to a press release by the Lokayukta, Muniyappa, a resident of Sampangiramanagar, had lodged a written complaint at the police station on a dispute related to purchase of a house.

In this connection, Mr. Shetty invited the complainant to a hotel near Lavelle Road on June 6 and demanded Rs. 20,000 from him. It was alleged that the inspector had also threatened the complainant. The inspector, after bargaining, had agreed for Rs. 10,000.

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