The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a police sub-inspector in Pune for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 2 crore and accepting Rs 45.5 lakh as an instalment from a lawyer of an accused in an economic offence case, officials said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

A case had been registered against the lawyer`s client and his father under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for cheating and criminal breach of trust. The client`s father is currently in judicial custody, they said.

Sub-Inspector Pramod Chintamani, from the Economic Offences Wing of the Pimpri Chinchwad police in Pune, who was investigating the case, allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh initially from the lawyer of the accused to file a favourable response on the latter`s bail application, an ACB official said, reported PTI.

“Meanwhile, the lawyer approached the ACB and filed a complaint. In the next round of discussion, the sub-inspector increased the demand to Rs 2 crore, claiming that Rs 1 crore will go to a senior police inspector in the department. It was decided that the lawyer would give the amount in instalments, with the first instalment of Rs 50 lakh on November 2,” he said, reported PTI.

A trap was laid and the sub-inspector was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 45.5 lakh from the lawyer near a temple in Pune city on Sunday, the official said, reported PTI.

“Chintamani has been arrested under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further probe is on,” he added, reported PTI.

Govt employee, aide held in Rs 35,000 bribery case

In another case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a government employee and one more person in Maharashtra`s Thane for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 35,000 bribe from a 73-year-old man in exchange of releasing the documents related to his property, officials said on Thursday, reported PTI.

The accused were identified as Deepak Madhukarrao Isal (34), a senior clerk at the office of the Joint District Registrar (Class 1) and Stamps District Officer, and Ajit Vitthal Kokamkar (50), an official said, reported PTI.

According to inspector Sharmila Patil of the Thane ACB, the complainant in the case wanted the original purchase deed papers of a plot at a housing society in Bhayandar, reported PTI.

When he approached the joint registrar`s office, Isal allegedly directed him to deal with Kokamkar, who was assisting in such matters. Kokamkar demanded a total bribe of Rs 70,000, saying the money was necessary to obtain the original property documents. Later he brought down the amount to Rs 65,000, reported PTI.

The complainant then approached the ACB, which laid a trap and Kokamkar was caught accepting Rs 35,000 as the first instalment of the bribe, reported PTI.

Subsequently, the ACB arrested Isal as he was allegedly found to be part of the wrongdoing.

The accused duo was taken into custody, and a case was registered under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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