Beed, March 11 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the in-charge of a police station and a constable in the Beed district of Maharashtra for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to facilitate illegal sand transportation, officials said on Wednesday.
The ACB took action against Sandeep Patil, the in-charge of the Chaklamba police station in the Georai tehsil, and constable Vinod Survase on Tuesday night, they said.
The accused were allegedly demanding ₹60,000 from sand transporters to allow the illegal movement of vehicles carrying sand without interference. Following negotiations, the amount was reportedly settled at ₹50,000, officials said.
After being alerted, the ACB laid a trap and caught Survase red-handed while accepting ₹50,000 at the Umapur police outpost, they said. The operation was carried out under the guidance of Deputy Superintendent of Police Sopan Chitampalle.
Patil and Survase have been apprehended, and further legal action is underway, they added.
