Sr PI, sub-inspector held for accepting Rs.2L
MUMBAI, Sept. 27 -- The senior police inspector and the sub-inspector attached to the Wadala Truck Terminus police station were arrested on Friday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.2.2 lakh. The officers had allegedly demanded money from a man to avoid implicating his daughter in an assault case.
According to the police, the accused, senior police inspector Chandrakant Sarode, 52, and sub-inspector Rahul Waghmode, 37, had demanded a total of Rs.4.5 lakh from the complainant, who owns a community hall in Matunga (East). The bribe was allegedly sought in exchange for not naming his daughter in a police complaint linked to a property dispute.
"The dispute began on September 7, when the complainant and his rival - who also claimed ownership of the hall - clashed. The rival later approached the police and lodged an assault complaint against the hall owner," said a police officer.
The police said that Sarode initially demanded Rs.5 lakh through Wadhmode, which was later negotiated down to Rs.4 lakh, while Waghmode allegedly sought an additional Rs.50,000. The complainant paid Rs.2 lakh to Sarode and Rs.20,000 to Waghmode as the first instalment on September 10.
The complainant then approached the ACB, which verified the allegations and set up a trap and caught them on Friday while accepting the remaining amount, the police said....
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