The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Pune has taken action against two police officers, leading to their suspension after they were caught accepting bribes in separate cases, officials said on Tuesday.
The suspended officers have been identified as Assistant Police Inspector (API) Vaishali Murlidhar Totewar and Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Manoj Madhukar Barure.
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Totewar, who was serving in the Economic Offences Wing, had recently been promoted and transferred as Police Inspector to the Railway Police in Mumbai. Although orders had been issued by Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar to relieve her, certain formalities were still pending.
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Despite being relieved on promotion effective May 1, Totewar reportedly contacted the complainant in connection with the same case and sent a private person to collect the bribe, indicating clear misconduct. Taking serious note of the matter, Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjankumar Sharma ordered her suspension.
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Considering the gravity of the misconduct and its potential to tarnish the image of the police department, Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil ordered Barure’s suspension.