Factory inspector arrested for taking bribe
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A factory inspector at Virar inPalghar district of Maharashtra has been arrested forallegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a restaurantmanager, the ACB said on Friday.
The inspector, Nitin Poddar, has been booked underprovisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, a release fromthe Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Thane region, said.
The accused had carried out an inspection of a bar andrestaurant at Virar and found some lapses, it said.
He demanded Rs 15,000 from the restaurant manager fornot taking action against the outlet, the release said.
The manager lodged a complaint with the ACB which laida trap and caught the factory inspector while accepting thebribe money on Thursday, it added.
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