Goa traffic cop suspended for taking bribe

A traffic constable has been suspended by the Goa police after he was caught on hidden camera for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 300. ”Constable Sagar Salgaoncar was suspended yesterday after a local TV channel aired the footage which showed him accepting money without issuing challan,” Superintendent of Police Arvind Gauns said.

Salgaoncar was suspended after a two-wheeler rider was caught talking on cellphone while riding on Mandovi bridge here, police said. The channel claimed that the fine for the offence is Rs 600 but the constable demanded Rs 300 from the rider, police added.