Thane, Jan 12 (PTI) Two revenue department staffers were arrested on Thursday in Shahapur in Thane district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
The two, attached to the Dhasai office of the revenue department, had sought Rs 60,000 from a man whose mother’s land was acquired for a railway project.
“The accused sought this bribe to give a residence certificate to the complainant and send a favourable report to the tehsildar’s office. They have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Shahapur police is probing further,” he said. PTI COR BNM BNM
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