The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Delhi Police head constable and a constable for taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a complainant. They had demanded Rs 5 lakh to not implicate the complainant in a drug case. The SHO has been suspended.
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