Two policemen from Raigad were today arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a scrap dealer, officials from the Thane unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said here.
Vivek Joshi, Deputy Superintendent of Police of ACB's Raigad unit said that a police inspector and a constable had demanded Rs 8,000 from a scrap dealer, who in turn filed a complaint with the ACB.
ACB officials said that a trap was laid at Revdanda police station in Raigad's Alibag area during which the two, identified by police as Inspector Prakash Sapkal (49) and Constable Balkrishna Jadhav (38), were arrested.
An official said that Jadhav had come forward to accept the money on behalf of Sapkal during the trap laid by the ACB.
The two were charged under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, officials said, adding that further investigations were underway.
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