The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested Ramnath Tandalkar (56), a sub-inspector posted at Naya Nagar police station, Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate, inspector Vijay Kawle said
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An official on Saturday said that a police sub-inspector has been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to facilitate bail for a man in a drugs case in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested Ramnath Tandalkar (56), a sub-inspector posted at Naya Nagar police station, Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate, inspector Vijay Kawle said, reported PTI.
He said the accused cop allegedly demanded Rs 70,000 from the brother of a man arrested for peddling mephedrone to facilitate bail and provide a favourable statement in court.
Following negotiations, Tandalkar brought down the demand to Rs 50,000. The complainant, however, approached the ACB, the official said.
Kawle said ACB officers laid a trap on Friday and caught Tandalkar red-handed while accepting Rs 50,000 in bribe money from the complainant, reported PTI.
An FIR has been registered against the officer under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and a probe is underway, he added.
Latur court sentences govt staffer to 3 years RI for demanding Rs 1,000 bribe
In another case, a court in Maharashtra's Latur district has sentenced a government employee to three years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000, reported PTI.
Additional district and sessions judge R B Rote on Monday found the accused, Vishnu Tulshidas Kale, a government clerk, guilty of charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000, reported PTI.
As per the court order, Kale will have to serve a simple imprisonment of a month if he fails to pay the fine.
According to the case details, the complainant submitted documents to the Latur District Stamp Office for a lease deed with the MIDC, Ahmedpur, on December 13, 2016. Although the stamp duty had already been paid through a challan, Kale demanded Rs 1,000 to issue the receipt and process the documentd, reported PTI.
The complainant approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and Kale was caught red-handed accepting the bribe in the presence of government witnesses.
A case was registered at Shivajinagar Police Station in Latur.
(With inputs from PTI)
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