09 May,2024 10:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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A woman cop in Mumbai was held for allegedly demanding and accepting a mobile phone as a bribe to help a man accused in a case, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
The woman cop, a police sub inspector (PSI) rank official, was posted at a suburban police station in Mumbai, as per the PTI.
The cop was identified as PSI Rajashree Shintre (33) is attached to Amboli police station in the western part of the city, the official added, according to the PTI.
"She sought a Samsung A 55 mobile phone from a man to help him in a case registered in Jogeshwari in which he was arrested. This person has interests in the cable business in the area," the official said, as per the PTI.
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"After he complained to the ACB, we verified it and then held Shintre while accepting a dummy phone during a trap," the official said.
Former corporator gets bail in extortion case
Meanwhile, a magistrate's court in Thane district of Maharashtra on Thursday granted a bail of Rs 50,000 to former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator from Navi Mumbai M K Madhvi in a case of alleged extortion, as per the PTI.
M K Madhavi (64) was accused of demanding Rs 2.5 lakh from a contractor who was laying Internet cable in his ward and accepting Rs 1 lakh as part payment, according to the PTI.
The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of Thane Police in Maharashtra had arrested him and another person in the case on April 27.
During the arguments, defence lawyer advocate Munir Ahmed claimed that the FIR was registered late, after the investigation was over.
As per a Supreme Court ruling, FIR registration must precede the commencement of investigation, he argued.
Further, no permission was taken from the state home secretary before Madhavi's phone was tapped, the lawyer said, the news agency reported on Thursday.
Student booked for clicking girls' photos, sharing them with male friend in Pune
In an another incident, the Pune Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against a female engineering student from the city for allegedly clicking pictures of girls in her hostel and sharing them with her male friend, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
(with PTI inputs)
