MH-OFFICER-BRIBE

A deputy commissioner of the

Dhule Municipal Corporation and his aide were caught Monday by

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a bribe

of Rs 15,000 from a teacher to release his payment, official

said.

The deputy commissioner, Ravindra Sheshrao Jadhav

(51), and his aide, clerk Anand Jadhav, were nabbed by the ACB

which laid a trap after receiving a complaint from the

teacher, he said.

Ravindra Jadhav had demanded Rs 15,000 as a bribe from

the teacher which was to be paid through the clerk, the

official said.

The teacher agreed to pay the money and at the same

time lodged a complaint with the ACB, he said.

Sleuths from the anti-graft agency caught the duo

while accepting the bribe money in Dhule, North Maharashtra,

the official said, adding a probe is underway.