Thane ACB officials arrest inspector, constable for seeking bribes
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Thane: A police inspector and a constable were arrested in separate incidents for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes, Anti-Corruption Bureau officials said on Thursday.
"Inspector Rajan Narayan Jagtap (53) of Khopoli police station was arrested in an ACB trap on Wednesday while accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh from the complainant in return for not arresting the latter's brother in a criminal case," a release from the Thane unit of the ACB said.
He had initially demanded Rs four lakh and two bottles of foreign liquor, officials added.
In another incident, 51-year-old constable Ankush Mangal Bhoir of the Navghar police station, under Thane (Rural) police limits, was arrested on Wednesday while accepting Rs 25,000 from the complainant during a trap laid by the ACB.
Officials said that the bribe was allegedly sought to protect the complainant's brother from arrest in a case. Both have been charged under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, officials said.