Malda cop caught seeking bribe

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Malda: An officer of Manikchak police station was allegedly caught demanding a bribe from an accused in return for removing his name from a case. The accused apparently recorded the entire conversation on his cellphone and handed it over to the SP. The latter has ordered an inquiry and assured that the guilty officer would be punished. The officer rubbished the allegations. “It is an effort to malign me,” he said. The incident started with Raijuna Biwi of village Chowki Mirdadpur under Dharampur panchayat lodging a complaint against Baijul Haque, a Congress worker. She alleged that a mob led by Baijul had attacked her house a month ago. A case was registered against 11 persons. Baijul sought the help of local Congress MLA Sabitri Mitra. He rubbished the charges and claimed he had been framed. On Friday, Baijul and Mitra tried to meet the SP, but could not do so. So, Baijul called investigating officer Bikash Bhadra instead. Bhadra allegedly told him his name would be removed if he paid Rs 10,000. However, unknown to the officer, Baijul recorded the conversation in his mobile and handed over a CD to the SP on Saturday.