Gram Panchayat Officials Arrested for Bribery in Maharashtra

Two gram panchayat employees in Maharashtra’s Raigad district were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The arrests came after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) set a trap based on a tip-off. A case has been filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Two employees of a gram panchayat in Maharashtra’s Raigad district have been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official said on Wednesday. The accused, Srihari Arjun Kharat (36) and Sujit Shayam Patil, alias Pintya (39), of Kurul gram panchayat near Alibag, allegedly sought the bribe for valuing a house built by the complainant and for issuing an assessment order, said the ACB official.

Following a tip-off about the demand, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) set a trap and arrested the two for accepting the bribe money of Rs 50,000 on Tuesday, he said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (ACB - Raigad) Sashikant Padave has confirmed that a case has been registered against the accused at the Alibag police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act.