India News | Maha Cop Held by ACB for Bribery of Rs 1 Lakh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A police sub inspector was held on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a firecracker distributor in Yavatmal, some 150 kilometres from here, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
Nagpur, Jan 4 (PTI) A police sub inspector was held on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a firecracker distributor in Yavatmal, some 150 kilometres from here, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
An ACB release identified the accused as PSI Rajabhau Ghogre.
"He demanded money from the complainant to stop a raid on the latter's firecracker business. He was caught in a trap laid by the ACB at Ghatanji police station while taking Rs 1 lakh," the official added.
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