ACB traps inspector, 2 constables for seeking Rs 1.5 lakh bribe
An officer said that Dhule crime branch inspector Dattatraya Shinde, constables Nitin Mohane and Ashok Patil were arrested by the ACB following a complaint by a 35-year-old man from whom they allegedly demanded bribes.
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The trio was later placed under arrest and produced before the court on Tuesday, an officer said. File photoThe Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a police inspector and two constables for allegedly demanding Rs 2 lakh bribe from a person for not taking preventive action against him ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
An officer said that Dhule crime branch inspector Dattatraya Shinde, constables Nitin Mohane and Ashok Patil were arrested by the ACB following a complaint by a 35-year-old man from whom they allegedly demanded bribes.
SP, ACB (Nashik), Sharmishtha Walawalkar said that ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, preventive action like externing individuals with several cases is carried out by the local police. In the case of the complainant, he claimed that even though there were some political cases against him, the inspector told him that he would be externed from the area if he did not pay up.
Inspector Shinde allegedly sought Rs 2 lakh. Later, the complainant negotiated with the two constables and agreed to pay a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh. He then contacted the Nashik ACB and told them about the demand being made to not take action against him.
The ACB told him to continue negotiations with the local police and eventually on Monday night trapped the two constables red-handed while they were accepting the bribe from the complainant. The duo then led the ACB to the inspector who was also detained. The trio was later placed under arrest and produced before the court on Tuesday, an officer said.
A source said the complainant in the case hails from a political family due to which there are some political cases registered against him which the accused were trying to exploit.
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