The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Pune has booked a police officer deployed in the Economic Offences Wing, Pimpri-Chinchwad Commissionerate, after he was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹46,500, officials said on Monday.

The accused officer has been identified as Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Pramod Ravindra Chintamani, resident of Bhosari.

According to the information received, PSI Chintamani had initially demanded a bribe of ₹2 lakh from the complainant in exchange for showing leniency in the case registered against the complainant and his family for criminal breach of trust in respect of property, under sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 336(2), 338, 339 and 3(5). Read Also Pune: Godrej Prana Society Residents Complain Of Irregular Garbage Collection, Civic Apathy

PSI Chintama

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