Buxar: A sub-inspector posted at Brahmpur police station in Buxar district was arrested by a Vigilance Investigation Bureau team while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 inside his room at the police station on Friday.The arrested officer, Neeraj Kumar, was named accused in a case registered on Oct 15 following a complaint by Amarnath Kumar Yadav of Baluan village.Yadav alleged his mother had lodged an FIR at Brahmpur police station on Sept 1, but no action had been taken. He alleged Kumar demanded money for taking action in the case.The bureau verified the complaint and found prima facie evidence before registering a case and forming a trap team. The team, led by senior deputy superintendent of police Vinod Kumar, caught Neeraj allegedly accepting Rs 50,000.The accused will be produced before the Special Vigilance Court in Patna after interrogation.The bureau said 124 corruption-related cases had been registered in 2026, including 113 trap cases in which 113 accused were arrested red-handed. It recovered Rs 39 lakh in bribes, compared with Rs 37 lakh in 101 trap cases in 2025.
