Thane ZP official held by Maha ACB for bribery

Thane ZP official held by Maha ACB for bribery
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A Thane Zilla Parishad official was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.

An ACB release said the official was attached to the minor irrigation department of the Thane ZP and had sought the bribe to issue work order for a water conservation project in the complainant's gram panchayat.

He was arrested under Prevention of Corruption Act provisions after being held in a trap at the ZP officer here, the Thane ACB official added.

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