A special court here on Friday awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment to Sub-Inspector of Police Krishna Murthy, who was caught by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on charge of taking bribe three years ago, after holding him guilty in the case.

Caught taking bribe

ACB officials arrested Krishna Murthy while he was working as SI of Kodair police station in Mahbubnagar district after he collected bribe of Rs. 10,000 from a person named Nagaiah in a dowry harassment case.

The case was filed against Nagaiah by his wife, but the couple eventually cleared their differences and were living together when the SI demanded bribe for not arresting him.

After the trial, the Special Judge for ACB cases, Hyderabad, held the Sub-Inspector guilty and sentenced him to one-year rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs. 1,000.