The Lokayukta officials on Saturday arrested a head constable and his junior colleague while they were accepting a bribe from a man for an official favour.
The accused, Rajkumar and Mahadev, attached to the Mandya City traffic police station, had demanded ₹8,000 from Sayyad Sadath, to release his vehicle which had been seized in an accident case. The accused, after negotiations, agreed to reduce the amount to ₹3,000. Unable to pay the bribe, Sadath filed a complaint with the Lokayukta officials who laid a trap and arrested the accused while accepting the bribe.
The duo was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and taken into custody.