ACB Arrests Woman PSI in Mumbai for Accepting Bribe in Exchange for Mobile Phone

Mumbai police sub-inspector Rajashree Shintre was arrested for demanding a Samsung A55 mobile phone bribe from a man involved in a case. Shintre, attached to the Amboli police station, sought the phone to help the man with his case registered in Jogeshwari. After the man complained to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Shintre was held during a trap while accepting a dummy phone.

A woman police sub inspector was held for allegedly demanding and accepting a mobile phone as a bribe to help a man accused in a case, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said on Thursday.

Accused PSI Rajashree Shintre (33) is attached to Amboli police station in the western part of the city, the official added.

''She sought a Samsung A 55 mobile phone from a man to help him in a case registered in Jogeshwari in which he was arrested. This person has interests in the cable business in the area,'' the official said.

''After he complained to the ACB, we verified it and then held Shintre while accepting a dummy phone during a trap,'' the official said.

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