Palghar, Apr 22 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a man working at the office of a tehsildar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.
A case has also been registered against an additional tehsildar (revenue officer) who allegedly made the bribe demand and is absconding, they said.
As per the ACB, the additional tehsildar in Vasai initially demanded Rs 10 lakh from a person to refrain from demolishing an unauthorised construction. He had also allegedly sought Rs 40 lakh for converting the land into the non-agricultural (NA) category.
The person subsequently approached the ACB’s Thane unit.
The ACB laid a trap on Tuesday and caught a tehsildar office staffer red-handed while accepting Rs 7 lakh, which had been negotiated down from the initial demand, on behalf of himself and another official, the anti-graft agency said.
The staffer was arrested while a case was also registered against the additional tehsildar under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, it said. PTI COR GK
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