Head Constable Arrested for Accepting ₹20,000 Bribe in Rajnandgaon
Raipur, November 4, 2026: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Raipur, arrested a Head Constable posted at Basantpur Police Station in Rajnandgaon district for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 on November 4, 2026.
The accused has been identified as Kishor Yadav, son of Mangal Lal Yadav. According to the complaint, Gaurav, a resident of Mangal Vihar, Mowa, Raipur, approached the ACB office alleging that the head constable had demanded money to act in his favour in a case and avoid harassing him.
The complainant was unwilling to pay the bribe and wanted the accused to be caught red-handed. Following the complaint, ACB officials conducted a verification and found the allegations to be true.
Subsequently, the ACB team laid a trap operation on November 4 and caught Kishor Yadav while he was allegedly accepting ₹20,000 from the complainant.
The accused head constable was arrested, and further legal proceedings have been initiated against him under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amendment Act, 2018).
