Mumbai: Cop booked for demanding Rs 2.50 lakh as bribe to go slow

A police sub-inspector has been booked for allegedly demanding Rs 2.50 lakh bribe, a senior Anti Corruption Bureau official said yesterday.

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PSI Swapnil Waghmare, attached to the CBD Belapur police station, demanded Rs 2.50 lakh as bribe to go slow on a case involving cousin of the complainant, said ACB Deputy Superintendent of Police Anjali Andale.

Following a complaint, a case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was registered, the officer said, adding a probe was on.