Medical officer held for graft gets ACB custody till Apr 13
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A special court here on Sunday extended the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) custody of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) medical officer Dr Raju Murudkar till April 13 in connection with a bribery case.
Dr Murudkar was arrested on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a businessman whom he had promised a civic tender for the supply of 30 ventilators, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said in a release.
The accused had allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh, which was 10 per cent of the tender value, as commission from the complainant.
The ACB had registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Navi Mumbai.
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