<p>Two traffic policemen have been suspended for taking a Rs 2,500 bribe from a motorist. </p>.<p>Assistant sub-inspector Mahesh D C and head constable Gangadharappa, both from the Halasurugate traffic police station, are accused of taking a bribe from a Kerala native, named Santosh Kumar, on June 10. </p>.<p>Traffic police chief B R Ravikanthe Gowda said the two cops stopped vehicles registered outside Karnataka on the pretext of checking their documents and took bribes from the drivers. </p>.<p>The policemen stopped Kumar’s car at Devanga Junction after noticing that he was transporting a wash basin in it. They threatened to open a case and said he would have to pay a Rs 20,000 fine in court. But they struck a deal and let him go after he paid them<br />Rs 2,500. He was not given any receipt. Kumar later shot off an e-mail to senior traffic police officers, prompting them to initiate an inquiry. </p>
<p>Two traffic policemen have been suspended for taking a Rs 2,500 bribe from a motorist. </p>.<p>Assistant sub-inspector Mahesh D C and head constable Gangadharappa, both from the Halasurugate traffic police station, are accused of taking a bribe from a Kerala native, named Santosh Kumar, on June 10. </p>.<p>Traffic police chief B R Ravikanthe Gowda said the two cops stopped vehicles registered outside Karnataka on the pretext of checking their documents and took bribes from the drivers. </p>.<p>The policemen stopped Kumar’s car at Devanga Junction after noticing that he was transporting a wash basin in it. They threatened to open a case and said he would have to pay a Rs 20,000 fine in court. But they struck a deal and let him go after he paid them<br />Rs 2,500. He was not given any receipt. Kumar later shot off an e-mail to senior traffic police officers, prompting them to initiate an inquiry. </p>
