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Pune Police Scandal: Two Constables Caught in Bribery Trap, One Flees with 95K in Dark!
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News18•02-10-2026, 14:07
Pune Police Scandal: Two Constables Caught in Bribery Trap, One Flees with 95K in Dark!
- •Two constables from Shirur police station caught in Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trap.
- •Police Constable Shivaji Jyotiram Bankar was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 11,000.
- •Police Constable Satish Natharao Mundhe fled with Rs 95,000 bribe money, taking advantage of darkness.
- •Bankar demanded Rs 15,000 to release complainant's parents by issuing a notice instead of arresting them.
- •Mundhe demanded Rs 1 lakh for assistance in a registered case, settled for Rs 95,000.
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In Shirur, two police constables were trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on the same day. Constable Shivaji Jyotiram Bankar was caught red-handed accepting an 11,000-rupee bribe, while Constable Satish Natharao Mundhe fled into the dark with 95,000 rupees after sensing the ACB team.
Police Constable Shivaji Jyotiram Bankar demanded a bribe to release the complainant and their parents by issuing a notice instead of arresting them in a registered case.
Following his escape with the bribe money near the Takli Haji police outpost, a case has been registered against the absconding Constable Mundhe under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Law enforcement authorities are actively searching for him.
