PUNE: A private firm accountant - Sachin Kashinath Gavhane (38) of Rajgurunagar - was arrested on Saturday morning for demanding Rs85 lakh from a senior officer of the Regional Transport Office, Pune, and his wife was booked in the extortion case.
Gavhane also defamed the officer and sent mails to different Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials, criticising the provisions of the Constitution. Inspector Ashwini Satpute of the Bund Garden police said, "The couple demanded Rs85 lakh from the RTO officer and abused him. The RTO officer (57), a resident of Shivajinagar, lodged a complaint with the police on Friday."