COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.

COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.

COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.

COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.

COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.

COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.

COIMBATORE: Acknowledging institutionalised corruption in the force, the Tamil Nadu police have compiled a list of 61 activities for which station-level cops have a bribe ‘rate card’ ranging from Rs 100 to more than Rs 1 lakh. A police headquarters circular shows bribe received by cops from the rank of inspector to constable — Rs 1 lakh for allowing banned lottery sale or civil disputes, Rs 60,000 for illegal liquor, Rs 30,000 for sand smuggling, and Rs 10,000 for gambling and accident cases. The memo warns corrupt personnel of stringent action.

A circular issued by M Sree Abhinav, superintendent of police, Salem district, to additional superintendents of police (ADSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), and all special units on October 11 said some police personnel received illegal gratification from anti-social elements involved in selling ganja, lotteries, illegal liquor and smuggled sand, and gambling and prostitution in the name of massage parlours, every month.

“We received the circular from our higher authorities in Chennai. Based on the circular, instructions have been given to all police personnel in Salem district. Cops receiving bribes for supporting anti-social elements and receiving money from public will be punished severely,” Sree Abhinav said.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police Selvanagarathinam also issued a similar circular to DSPs and inspectors, instructing them not to involve in illegal gratification. Erring cops will face stringent action, he warned. Already, Selvanagarathinam had placed five police personnel under suspension on corruption charges.
Coming as it does in the middle of the festival season, when ‘gifts in kind’ and corruption peaks, the circular as well as the accompanying warning have sent ripples among cops across the state.

The circular mentions how much money each inspector of police, sub-inspector or even a police station writer receives for different types of public service entrusted to them. Some inspectors collect Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for civil disputes and Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for conducting inquiry on current papers and from gun powder godown, it said. Inspectors also receive Rs 2,000 from per lodge per month and Rs 5,000 from per spa, it said, adding that they also receive Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 from people indulging in illegal sale of liquor.

The circular listed bribes taken by sub-inspectors ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 from various offenders, bribes taken by special branch (SB) personnel posted in each station ranging from Rs 500 to 5,000, and station writes, who take bribe of Rs 100 to issue an FIR copy and up to Rs 1,000 from gamblers.

Credit: Time of India.