Police officer booked for demanding computer printer as bribe

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 15 2017 | 9:15 PM IST
A police officer was booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)today for demanding a computer printer as bribe in return for helping an accused get bail.
An ACB official said that Assistant Police Inspector (API) Satishchandra Rathod, 37, of Shivajinagar police station in Mankhurd was booked under section 15 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
He said that the complainant, who had been directed by court to mark his attendance in Shivajinagar police station, approached ACB Mumbai saying that the API was demanding a computer printer.
After verification of the complaint revealed that Rathod had attempted to obtain a computer printer as gratification, an offence was registered against him, the official said. A probe is currently underway, he added.

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First Published: Dec 15 2017 | 9:15 PM IST

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