Bengaluru police inspector suspended for seeking bribe

BENGALURU: Following the suspension of two police personnel, Bellandur Police Inspector Ramesh Rotty was suspended on Monday after the former CFO of a central PSU, Sivakumar, alleged that the officer demanded a bribe after the death of his only daughter. Sivakumars social media post on the issue had gone viral. Earlier, Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Santosh and Constable Goraknath were suspended. Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh ordered the suspension on grounds of dereliction of duty, based on a detailed inquiry conducted by senior officers of the Whitefield Police Division. In a detailed LinkedIn post, Sivakumar shared his ordeal a month after his daughters death, writing that he wanted to share with everyone the state of affairs when one loses their dear one. He described how he had to deal with corruption and apathy from multiple agencies. Akshaya Sivakumar (34), an IIT Madras and IIM Ahmedabad graduate who worked in the city, died of a brain haemorrhage on September 18. His post, which went viral, was later deleted under alleged pressure. According to family members, the ambulance driver initially demanded Rs 3,000 to shift the body but later sought an additional Rs 2,000. The police allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 to allow the post-mortem, claiming there was foul play in the death. After Sivakumars former employer intervened, the police allowed the post-mortem, and the family paid Rs 5,000 at the Bellandur police station to receive the report. They also paid Rs 2,000 at the Mahadevapura (Bengaluru East City Corporation) office for the death certificate.