Maha: Tehsildar, agent held for bribery by ACB
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The tehsildar of Alibag in Raigad district and one more person were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, an official of the Navi Mumbai unit of the Anti Corruption Bureau said on Friday.
The two were held for seeking Rs 5 lakh from a person over a gift deed, the official said.
''The duo brought down the amount to Rs 3 lakh. The man approached the ACB. The tehsildar and his agent were held while accepting Rs 2 lakh near the Alibag civic complex,'' Inspector Shivraj Bendre said.
The two have been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act, he added.
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