Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Two persons, including a revenue official, have been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a man by threatening to register a case against him for transporting minerals illegally in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district, an official said on Saturday.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday caught Satish Rakhmaji Dharam (40), a revenue official, and Akshay Subhash Ghorpade (27) while accepting a bribe, the official said.
He said that the complainant alleged he had collected sand from a river using a JCB and tractor for the construction of a house.
The accused official had arrived at the construction site and claimed that the complainant had illegally transported minor minerals, and demanded Rs 50,000 to avoid a case, the complainant stated.
A case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is underway, the official added. PTI ZA ARU
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