An assistant police inspector has been apprehended in Maharashtra's Dharashiv district for allegedly soliciting a bribe of ₹50,000 from an individual in exchange for clearing his name in a case and refraining from arresting him, according to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

As per PTI, the arrested officer, identified as Suraj Shantilal Deokar, was serving as the in-charge of the Tamalwadi police station. An official from the ACB disclosed that Deokar was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe during a trap set up by the anti-corruption team.