ACB nabs cop taking bribe of Rs 8,000 in Maharashtra’s Gondia district
The Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB on Sunday apprehended a cop while taking a bribe of Rs 8,000 inside the police station where he is posted in Maharashtras Gondia district, an official said.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday apprehended a cop while taking a bribe of Rs 8,000 inside the police station where he is posted in Maharashtra's Gondia district, an official said. Assistant sub-inspector Anil Faguji Pardhi (54) from Gondia City police station had demanded Rs 10,000 from a tractor driver to not register a case against him. He brought down the amount to Rs 8,000 after negotiation, the official said. Acting on a complaint by the tractor driver, the ACB laid a trap and caught Pardhi accepting the bribe money inside the police station A case has been registered against Pardhi under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the official said.
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