BUTWAL, Oct 16: A police head constable along with his wife was held on the charge of taking a bribe of Rs 400,000 in Rupandehi on Friday.
A team from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) caught Head Constable Shiva Chandra Sahani and his spouse Nirmala Kewat red-handed when they were receiving the bribe money from a service seeker.
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According to information officer at the CIAA’s Butwal office, Suresh Bhusal, said that the duo was held from a sweet shop at Siyari Rural Municipality-7 when they were taking the bribe money from the service seeker for settling a case.
The CIAA has launched further investigation into the matter.
