In a rare move under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India, Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla has dismissed two police officers from Mumbai’s Wadala TT Police Station — a senior inspector and a sub-inspector — who were earlier caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for accepting bribes in a dispute case.

Senior Police Inspector Chandrakant Sudhakar Sarode (52) and Police Sub-Inspector Rahul Ramesh Waghmode (37) were arrested by the ACB in September after they allegedly demanded and accepted illegal gratification from a complainant involved in a community hall dispute.