Jalna, May 16 (PTI) Two policemen were caught taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 to permit illegal gambling in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, police said on Friday.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Nandurbar unit caught sub-inspector Parshram Pawar and Constable Laxman Shinde while accepting the bribe on Thursday night, an official said.
According to the ACB, the complainant operated a gambling den in Navha village, and on April 2, Pawar allegedly demanded Rs 30,000 and a monthly sum to permit the illegal activity.
The complainant informed the ACB after the policeman became persistent with the demand.
The ACB verified the allegation, laid a trap, and caught the duo accepting the bribe, the official said, adding that a case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act. PTI COR ARU
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