Team Herald
MARGAO: Police Inspector Sunil Gudlar of the Konkan Railway Police Station, who was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for allegedly extorting and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a meat trader, has moved a bail application before the Sessions Court in Margao.
The bail application was heard on Wednesday before the Additional District and Sessions Judge. However, the ACB sought time to respond. The court has posted the matter for arguments on Monday, April 28. Public Prosecutor V G Costa was present during the hearing.
Inspector Gudlar and constable Mohammad Hussen Haryar were arrested by the ACB on Tuesday following a complaint from a meat trader from Belagavi, Karnataka. The complainant alleged that the officers had demanded Rs 2 lakh to release seized meat and allow him to continue his trade, subject to a monthly payment of Rs 25,000 as ‘protection money.’
According to the ACB, the complainant provided a voice recording in which constable Hussen is allegedly heard haggling for a higher monthly payout, since he has to pass it on to “the people on top”.
Acting on the complaint filed on April 21, ACB officials laid a trap and conducted a raid at the Konkan Railway Police Station, where they recovered Rs 25,000 from the cabin of a senior officer.