Booked in false rape case man gets policeman arrested for demanding money to close case against him

According to the ACB officials, the complainant was booked by the Naya Nagar police in a rape case last month.

“The complainant claimed that he was falsely booked in a rape case. Evidence collected from the CCTV of the spot of the rape case also corroborated his claims,” said an ACB officer.

The API who was investigating the rape case allegedly called the man constantly to the police station and harassed him for a bribe. The two policemen also told him that they have not found any evidence supporting allegations of rape against him.

“They offered to file a B-Summary (false case) closure report in the rape case and demanded Rs 4.5 lakh for the same. Later, they agreed on a bribe amount of Rs 1 lakh. The man then approached Thane ACB,” said an ACB officer.

After due verification, the Thane ACB team headed by Inspector Rupali Pol Wednesday trapped constable Patil while accepting Rs 1 lakh on the instructions of API Awhal.

Patil was arrested while Awhal is yet to be traced, inspector Pol said adding that the two were charged under sections 7 and 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.