Thane, Feb 23 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a police sub-inspector (SI) for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a person in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Sunday.

The 34-year-old SI, posted at a police station in Bhiwandi town, initially demanded Rs 80,000 from a man while assuring that he would not be made an accused in a police case registered on charges of attempt to murder and assault, ACB Thane Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhavi Rajekumbhar said.

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The accused later reduced the demand to Rs 25,000.

The man later approached the ACB which set up a trap and caught the SI red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant on Saturday, the official said.

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The SI was arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the police added.

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