A deputy superintendent of police and his colleague have been arrested in Parbhani district of Maharashtra for allegedly demanding Rs two crore bribe from a man and accepting a part of that amount, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Saturday.

The accused Deputy SP, Rajendra Pal (55), was serving as the Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) at Selu in Parbhani. He had demanded the bribe from the complainant for not taking any action in a case. Pal’s colleague was caught taking the first instalment of Rs 10 lakh from the complainant on Friday, it said.