Constable in Lokayukta trap

The arrested has been identified as Mahesh. They also arrested Deepu, whom Mahesh used as a middleman while accepting the bribe. According to the Lokayukta officials, Mahesh demanded the amount from Raju, a resident of Jayanagar, whose son was picked up by the police for questioning in connection with a theft case. “Mahesh asked Raju to bribe him, else he would fix his son in the theft case. We laid a trap after Raju approached us,” they said.