Gram panchayat official nabbed for bribery in Nagpur
A gram panchayat secretary in Nagpur was arrested on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.Ratnamala Loksingh Hirapure, secretary of the gram panchayat in Khangaon in Soaner tehsil was caught while accepting Rs 12,000 from a contractor, he said.The contractor had laid sewer lines and other civil works costing Rs 4 lakh.
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A gram panchayat secretary in Nagpur was arrested on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
Ratnamala Loksingh Hirapure, secretary of the gram panchayat in Khangaon in Soaner tehsil was caught while accepting Rs 12,000 from a contractor, he said.
''The contractor had laid sewer lines and other civil works costing Rs 4 lakh. Hirapure sought 5 per cent as commission to sanction the amount. She has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act. A case was registered at Kelwad police station,'' he said.
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