Thane, Jul 22 (PTI) A police sub-inspector and his aide have been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a man after threatening to arrest his father in a case in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday.
The Raigad unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught sub-inspector Sachin Vaikar and his aide Ravindra Butte red-handed while accepting the bribe inside a car at Shivaji Chowk in Old Panvel on Monday night, Deputy Superintendent of Police (ACB Raigad-Alibag), Sarita IS Bhosale, said.
She said Vaikar, who is attached to the Panvel Town police station, had threatened the complainant, whose father is booked for an offence.
“PSI Vaikar threatened the complainant, stating that he would impose additional charges, block pre-arrest bail, and ensure his father’s arrest in the case registered at his police station. He allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh,” Bhosale said.
Feeling harassed and intimidated, the complainant approached the ACB on Monday and submitted a formal complaint, she said.
The accused cop and his aide have been booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the official said, adding that a detailed investigation is now underway to probe the full extent of the accused’s involvement. PTI COR ARU
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