Overview
- Head Constable Surendra Kumar was intercepted accepting a ₹25,000 installment in a Vigilance Department sting at Burari police station on Friday night
- A businessman had alleged Kumar demanded ₹75,000 to prevent removal of an unauthorized mobile tower from his terrace
- Kumar suffered chest pain and collapsed as he was being taken into custody and remains under treatment in Burari Hospital’s ICU
- The officer has been suspended and will be formally arrested upon discharge while the bribery investigation continues
- A departmental inquiry is underway to assess the roles of the station’s SHO and the raid inspector in the case