Lucknow, Nov 3
A police constable and a Home Guard were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district Tuesday on charges of extorting money from three-wheeler drivers, police said.
Constable Dharmendra Dubey and Home Guard A.K. Rai were arrested after a three-wheeler driver lodged a complaint with the Kotwali police station.
"The complainant, Shamsher, approached the Kotwali police station and informed that the two have taken Rs.400 as bribe to let him operate his three wheeler in the city. He also provided us the number of the currency notes he gave and these were recovered from the possession of the accused after their arrest," Additional Superintendent of police (City) Nivesh Katiyar told IANS over phone.