Thane, Mar 2 (PTI) A police constable was arrested on Thursday by the Thane unit of the Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from three women, an official said.

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He had sought Rs 8,000 each from the three women to not book them in a case under Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the official said.

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"The women are accused of threatening a member of their housing complex for feeding dogs. The woman member had approached police against these three. The constable, attached to Kalyan taluka police station, then sought a bribe from the trio," he said.

He was held while accepting Rs 6,000 each from them and has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act provisions, the official added.

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