'Corrupt' sub-inspector in CBI custody for four days

By HT, Friday, August 10, 2007, 01:08 AM

A city court on Thursday remanded Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Vipin Kumar, who was caught accepting bribe, in four days' CBI custody. The investigating agency produced Kumar before Special Judge S.K. Kaushik for seeking his remand. Kumar was caught by a CBI team accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a person accused of vehicle theft at the Paschim Vihar police station on Wednesday. He had allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh in bribe, which was brought down to Rs 50,000.

CBI officials said on searching Kumar's cabinet, the raid team found six locally made fire arms, 200 gm charas and Rs 60,000 cash, indicating his involvement in some illegal activities. Curiously, when the CBI team landed at the police station, Kumar's seniors beat a hasty retreat. "As soon as the CBI squad reached there, the station house officer and the ACP ran away. They came back only after the area deputy commissioner of police was contacted by the CBI. The DCP advised them to return and cooperate in the investigation," said a CBI source.

CBI officials said while the other officers may not be involved in this particular case, there was a possibility that some kind of illegal activity was on at the police station. Kumar had allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh in bribe, which was brought down to Rs 50,000.

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