India News | Maha: Woman Cop Held for Demanding Bribe from Robbery Case Accused

Thane, Aug 9 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a woman police naik from Maharashtra's Raigad district for allegedly demanding bribe from a person accused in a robbery case, the ACB said on Tuesday.

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Kunjan Dharmesh Jadhav (32), who was attached to Mangaon police station in Raigad, allegedly demanded Rs one lakh from the person to help him out of the case.

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She later agreed to accept a sum of Rs 90,000 from him, ACB Raigad's Deputy Superintendent of Police Sushma Sonawane said.

The robbery case accused complained to the ACB which conducted a probe and arrested Jadhav on Monday, the official said.

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