The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Mumbai managed to apprehend a sub-inspector red-handed while accepting a bribe of INR 20,000 on December 14. The officials reportedly laid a trap for the sub-inspector following up on a complaint.
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The sub-inspector, Bharat Dhembare, was posted at Charkop Police Station and had reportedly asked for INR 40,000 and a bottle of whiskey from the complainant who also happens to be a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) contractor.
These demands were made by Dhembare so as to favour the contractor in a case of assault registered against him as well as his two brothers. The sub-inspector also promised to help the complainant obtain his phone and digital video recorder (DVR) of the CCTV cameras back from the court. These werae reportedly taken into custody during the investigations and subsequently submitted to the court.
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The contractor defended the assault complaint against him by saying that he was given the responsibility to monitor and take action against people who aren’t wearing masks in Kandivali. He went on to say that a resident of the region’s Mahavir Nagar reached his home along with a few friends and relatives as the contractor had taken action against the individual for not wearing a mask.
“There was a fight and a case was filed against the contractor and his brothers for injuring the person on the head,” an officer said. Shortly after the complaint was filed, the contractor and his two brothers were arrested on December 12 but were released on bail shortly after.
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