Beed, Mar 31 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday detained a police constable for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 2,000 in Maharashtra’s Beed district, an official said.

Giving details of the case, Deputy Superintendent of Police of ACB Sopan Chitampalle said the complainant’s sugarcane-laden tractor was allegedly stopped by some farmers, who prevented it from leaving a field.

After this, the complainant approached the Sirsala police station and lodged a complaint. Police constable Datta Nighul helped in resolving the issue. But after providing assistance, he allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 on March 27, officials said.

The complainant agreed to give Rs 2,000 to him, but as he was unwilling to pay any bribe to him, he approached the ACB and lodged a complaint. After verifying the allegations, the ACB team laid a trap and detained the constable from his residence. PTI COR NP