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CBI Arrests RPF Cop For Taking Rs.70,000 Bribe

The CBI on Wednesday has arrested a sub-inspector of the Railway Protection Force posted in Navi Mumbai for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.70,000 from a person for facilitating the release of a seized trailer.

The Central Bureau of Investigation stated in a release, the accused, Bablu Kumar, posted at the RPF’s Uran Outpost, was arrested on Tuesday.

However, as a part of the probe, CBI also conducted searches at the residential premises of the accused in Kalyan area of Maharashtra’s Thane district.

The release stated that a person filed an application before a railway court for releasing his seized trailer, which was fixed for hearing on July 20.

It stated that the accused sub-inspector allegedly threatened the person that he would’nt release the trailer even after the court order, if he didn’t pay the bribe.

The release stated following a complaint by the person, the CBI laid a trap and apprehended the accused while he was accepting the bribe amount of Rs 70,000 from the complainant.

Later, the accused was produced before a court which remanded him in police custody till July 19.

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Meera Verma

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