New Delhi: Accused of blatant misuse of power, two Delhi Police personnel were arrested by CBI for allegedly threatening a person to pay a bribe of Rs two lakh failing which they would plant "smack" on his possession and arrest him on the false charge.

Such incidents which were seen in reel life came not only real but became dreaded for a resident of Uttam Nagar in West Delhi when three police personnel came to his house and alleged that they had recovered a polythene packet from his car containing smack, an official spokesman said on April 4.

The person pleaded innocence but the police officials said he would be released only after he had paid a bribe of Rs five lakh.

Later, during negotiations, the amount was reduced to Rs two lakh and it was insisted that he cough out a bribe of Rs 60,000 if he wanted to be released, the spokesman said.

The CBI officials, acting on a complaint from the person had laid a trap but the cops insisted that the money be left at some location from where they would pick it up later.

However, on the basis of tracking the details of the conversation made by the accused police officials through telephone and cell phones, two of the three police officials identified as Vipin Yadav, sub-inspector and Mohan Lal Sharma, constable, were arrested by the CBI.

The mobile phone, used to fix the deal, was recovered from Yadav. The two were produced before a designated court and were later remanded to CBI custody till April 5, he said and added that the third accused official was out of town in connection with some official duty.

PTI