Yadgir, May 9 -- A police inspector in Yadgir district was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to avoid arresting an accused and to drop his name from another criminal case.

The accused officer has been identified as Veeranna Doddamani attached to the Gurumathkal police station. The trap operation was conducted by the Lokayukta team under the leadership of Zakir Inamdar.

According to officials, the complainant, Anand from Gopalpur village in Gurumathkal taluk, had a caste abuse case registered against him. Anand alleged that Inspector Veeranna demanded money in exchange for not arresting him in the case and for removing his name from another criminal case.

In his complaint to the Loka...