Thane, March 3 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested two jail staff members in Thane district, Maharashtra, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1,500 to allow a man to visit an undertrial prisoner, an official said on Tuesday.
The ACB apprehended Satish Tanaji Bhosale (55), a prison sergeant, and jail constable Sharad Nana Panpatil (39), stationed at Aadharwadi Kalyan District Jail, while accepting a bribe from the complainant, inspector Sunil Karote of Thane ACB, said.
The complainant had gone to the jail on February 25 to meet his friend, who was being held as an undertrial prisoner, he said.
"The staff in the interview room demanded Rs 1,000 because the complainant was not a relative of the inmate," Karote said.
Bhosale demanded a bribe of Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 from the complainant to facilitate the meeting with his friend, and the jail staff subsequently settled for Rs 1,500, he said.
A case has been registered against both the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Karote said.