Nagpur, June 30 -- : An officer of the Home Guard department was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a Home Guard jawan in exchange for recommending his reinstatement into service, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Pradeep Vijay Nagpure, posted as Zonal Officer of Home Guard Zone-5, was taken into custody on Monday following an ACB operation.
According to the ACB, the complainant had served as a Home Guard for nearly two decades but was removed from service due to inadequate attendance at mandatory parades.
He was later reinstated earlier this year.
The complainant alleged that Nagpure sought Rs 30,000 to forward a favourable recommendation for his reinstatem...