Mumbai ACB arrests two sub-inspectors for taking bribe to ‘help' accused
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The arrested cops were identified as Jayshree Londhe and Jayaprakash Mali.
According to ACB, last week, Londhe summoned the complainant and his friend to the police station and allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh as bribe to prevent their names from being implicated in another offence. The complainant expressed his inability to pay such a huge amount, and after negotiations, Londhe reduced the amount to Rs 50,000. Of this, Rs 15,000 was allegedly paid immediately by the complainant's relatives.
On Monday, Londhe again contacted the complainant's relatives and asked them to pay the remaining Rs 35,000. Refusing to succumb to the demands, the complainant on Tuesday approached ACB.
ACB laid a trap under the supervision of police inspector Ujjwala Bhadkamkar. Mali allegedly took the complainant's relatives in his personal car, accepted Rs 25,000, and handed over the money to Londhe, said sources.
Londhe and Mali were arrested and a case was filed against them under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 238 of the Indian Judiciary Code, 2023.
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