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Pizza as bribe: Lucknow cop demands food for FIR, gets suspended

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Bribery involving the police is a fact of life for many Indians, unfortunately. From seeking money, property or electronics, bribe demands assume a variety of forms, including the comical.

In one such incident, a lady sub-inspector was suspended for demanding a pizza from a restaurant owner, who came to register a complaint in Lucknow.

The incident happened at Hazratganj police station, where the restaurateur, Rohit Berry, went to the police station to file a complaint against a man, who did not pay for the food in his restaurant.

The sub-inspector registered an FIR, but asked Berry to bring a pizza when he came again to take the copy of the FIR.

"She asked us to bring food and take our FIR copy. We supplied the order but they returned it and paid us after the incident went viral on social media," said Berry.

SSP Hirendra Kumar confirmed the suspension of the sub-inspector and said a departmental inquiry has been initiated in the matter.