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Kerala Vigilance Raids Police Inspector Office Over Bribery Allegations
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News18•16-10-2026, 20:15
Kerala Vigilance Raids Police Inspector Office Over Bribery Allegations
- •The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted a surprise raid at the Vaikom Police Circle Inspector office in Kottayam.
- •The inspection followed allegations that the officer accepted bribes through a bank account opened under the name of an Assam native.
- •Investigators discovered that around Rs 2.28 lakh was credited to the account within a month via UPI transactions from individuals linked to the soil mafia and criminal cases.
- •During the raid, authorities found the ATM card linked to the account hidden under the officer's mobile phone cover and a SIM card registered to another person in his phone.
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The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted the inspection following a tip-off that the police officer allegedly received bribes through a newly opened bank account using UPI transactions.
The officer allegedly opened a Canara Bank account on September 5 in the name of an Assam native, using both the account's ATM card and the linked SIM card to receive and withdraw bribe money.
During the inspection, officials discovered a mobile phone using a SIM card registered to an individual named Arun, along with the bank's ATM card tucked beneath the officer's mobile phone cover.
