AURANGABAD: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) set a late night trap in which a police constable was arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a sand trader for allowing his truck to ply within Zone II limits.
The 37-year-old police constable, identified as Vinayak Gite, was deputed in the special squad of the deputy commissioner of police (Zone-II) office.
Gite was originally posted with the Pundalik Nagar police station and was on deputation to the DCP, zone-II office’s special squad, meant for initiating action against illicit businesses.
The accused was produced before the court on Saturday, following which he was remanded in judicial custody.
ACB superintendent of police Rahul Khade said there was a complaint against Gite for demanding money and letting the truck ply in the limits of 8 police stations.
