SURAT: A constable posted at the police headquarters in Vyara town of Tapi was caught taking Rs 10,000 bribe on Friday.
The anti-corruption bureau’s (ACB) Surat division sleuths caught constable Yashwant Pawar who had demanded Rs 1.5 lakh to release a pick-up van of the complainant that he had detained on December 17 in Valod town. Later, he agreed to accept Rs 50,000 and Pawar released the complainant’s vehicle after taking Rs 40,000.
However, Pawar then allegedly threatened to frame him in a case of illegal transporation of teak wood if he did not pay the remaining Rs 10,000.
After the man approached ACB, a trap was laid in Vyara and Pawar was caught red-handed taking the money.
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