A 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have appeared in the Nausori Magistrates Court for allegedly bribing a Police Officer and also obstructing the officers from arresting them.
Sumit Kumar Sharma is charged with a count of bribery while Anuradha Devi has been charged with a count each of damaging property and assault.
Sharma was stopped by a highway team conducting radar operations along the Kings Road near Koronivia on Saturday.
While in the process of executing the arrest, Sharma allegedly bribed the officer with $10 to let him go.
Anuradha Devi also allegedly tried to obstruct the two officers during the arrest and tore the second officer’s uniform.
Sharma and Devi were allegedly drunk during the time of incident.
Both have been released on bail and the matter has been adjourned to the 28th of this month.
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