Overview

• Senior inspector Chandrakant Sarode, 52, and sub-inspector Rahul Waghmode, 37, were caught accepting cash during an ACB operation on Friday.
• Investigators say the duo took Rs 2 lakh for Sarode and Rs 30,000 for Waghmode as part of the trap.
• According to the complaint, Waghmode earlier sought Rs 50,000 for himself and Rs 5 lakh for Sarode, later negotiated to Rs 4 lakh.
• The complainant had already paid Rs 20,000 on September 10 before approaching the ACB, which verified the allegations.
• The case stems from a dispute over a community hall that led to a police complaint, and the ACB said the arrested officers will be produced in court as it seeks their custody for further investigation.