Daman:
Three policemen of Silvassa Crime Branch in the Union Territory of Dadar and Nagar Haveli have been arrested by CBI for allegedly threatening a jeweller and demanding bribe, officials said today.
Police Inspector R K Gavit, Head Constable Dashrat Patel and Constable Chandu Patel of Silvassa Crime Branch have been arrested for demanding Rs 20,000 and a gold chain from a Vapi-based jeweller, they said.
According to CBI officials, the trio had threatened the jeweller that they would frame him under false charges of theft, if he did not meet with their demands.
The jeweller approached the CBI, which set up a trap and caught constable Chandu red-handed accepting bribe from the jeweller, they said, adding that Gavit and Dashrat have also been arrested based on Chandu's statement.
An amount of Rs 3.79 lakh was found from Chandu's house during search operations, the officials said.
Incriminating documents have been recovered from Gavit's house which are being examined, they said.
All three have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further investigation was on, they added.