The anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Mumbai, on Monday, arrested a 33-year-old police sub-inspector (PSI) Bharat Mundhe for trying to settle down a sensitive rape case. Mundhe, attached to NM Joshi Marg police station, was arrested red-handed with Rs 7 lakh cash. Sources told mid-day that the PSI Mundhe had been trying to dilute the rape case and had been threatening the relative of the accused to cough up Rs 37 lakh else he will make him co-accused in the case.

The rape accused is the maternal uncle of the victim, who had named others in the case, registered almost a fortnight ago at NM Joshi Marg police station.