Sujata Patil, the assistant commissioner of police, has been suspended from service by Mumbai Police. On October 29, the order of suspension was issued by the Maharashtra home department and the order has directed Sujata not to leave Mumbai without the permission of the Mumbai Police Commissioner.

The woman officer was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of 40,000 rupees from the shop owner. Sujata had demanded Rs 1 lakh for registering a complaint and ending trouble for the shop owner. Sujata was sent to police custody and secured bail after two days.