Cop Demands iPhone 16 as Bribe, Caught Red-Handed In Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a police inspector for for allegedly demanding and accepting an iPhone 16 Pro from a fuel dealer near Ahmedabad, an official statement said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Dinesh Kubavat who is attached to the Marine police station at Dholai port in Navsari district. According to officials, the cop demanded the iPhone 16 Pro worth around Rs 1.44 Lakh. Cop Threatened To Shut Business of Fuel Dealer If iPhone Not Given As Bribe"He was caught red-handed while accepting the iPhone 16 Pro device from the complainant, who is a licensed dealer of Light Diesel Oil (LDO) and sells fuel to boat owners at Dholai port," police said.The accused police official in his recent meeting with the fuel dealer had threatened that his business would be shut if did not give a bribe. "Kubavat had recently asked the dealer to meet him at the Marine police station with licence and other documents related to his business. During the meeting, he threatened the complainant that his business would be shut if he did not give a bribe. The Navsari unit of ACB held him in a trap laid in his police station chamber," the official said.A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, police said. Meanwhile. reeling under huge debt, a CRPF constable on November 10 kidnapped an eight-year-old boy who was living in the neighborhood for ransom and ended up killing the kid as he tried to raise an alarm. The accused has been identified as Shailendra Rajput. According to police, Rajput was posted in Madhya Pradesh ’s Gwalior.Rajput had lost Rs 16 lakh in the stock market and to adjust the losses he took a massive loan. He abducted the child and demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakh to settle his debts.

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Cop Demands iPhone 16 as Bribe, Caught Red-Handed In Ahmedabad

Gujarat ACB arrested a police inspector for for allegedly demanding and accepting an iPhone 16 Pro from a fuel dealer near Ahmedabad.

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