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Cop booked for asking bribe from woman accused of running

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Press Trust of India Thane

A police constable was Monday booked for allegedly demanding a bribe for not taking action against a woman accused of running a brothel, a Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau official said.

The woman had filed a complaint with the ACB that the constable was demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000, ACB Inspector Ashwini Kusurkar said.

Following a probe which showed there was prima facie evidence against the constable, a case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act with Nerul police station, the official said.

Kusurkar said the constable was yet to be arrested.

 

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First Published: Dec 31 2018 | 9:10 PM IST

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