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Pune ACB Trap case : Police constable held for taking Rs 1.70 lakh bribe of Rs 2 lakh

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Pune ACB Trap case.


A police constable of Dighi police station was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.70 lakh out of Rs 2 lakh for registering a case against a builder.

The accused has been identified as Amol Dashrath Jadhav (43). A 42-year-old man had lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau. (Pune Bribe Case)


The complainant had purchased a flat at Chovisawadi in Charholi from the builder. However, the builder had sold the flat to someone else and cheated the complainant. The builder had lodged a complaint with the police in this regard. On the basis of the complaint, constable Amol Jadhav demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant to help him file a criminal case against the builder. The complaint was verified on July 16 and 18. In this, Havaldar Jadhav expressed his willingness to accept Rs 1 lakh 70 thousand as a compromise. Havaldar Jadhav was caught while accepting Rs 1.70 lakh from the complainant at Vadmukhwadi on Alandi-Vishrantwadi road on Thursday afternoon.

Superintendent of Police Amol Tambe (SP Amol Tambe),
Additional Superintendent of Police S.P. let it cool (Addl SP Dr. Sheetal Janve)
It was under his guidance. Police inspector Shriram Shinde is investigating the case.