Mumbai, Oct 8 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau's (ACB) Mumbai unit on Friday caught an assistant commissioner of police while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000, an official said.

Also Read | Delhi Police Arrest Two Addicts Who Tried to Uproot ATM.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Sujata Patil, who is posted at Meghwadi division, had allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh from a complainant, the official said.

Also Read | OnePlus Buds Z2 Retail Box Leaked Online, To Be Launched Along With OnePlus 9RT on October 13, 2021.

The complainant, who did not wish to give in to her demand, approached the ACB, he said.

Following verification, ACB officials laid a trap at the senior policewoman's office and caught her red-handed while accepting Rs 40,000 from the complainant, the official said.

Searches are underway at Patil's office and further details are awaited, he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)