No arrest has been made so far in this connection, Thane ACB's Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwini Patil said
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau has lodged a case against a man for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a person to save the latter from arrest in an offence of kidnapping, an ACB official said on Wednesday.
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No arrest has been made so far in this connection, Thane ACB's Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwini Patil said.
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She said the man allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh on behalf of public servants from the person who was accused of kidnapping over a monetary dispute.
The person complained to the ACB which lodged a case against the man under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act on Tuesday. A probe was on into the case, the official said.
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