Maharashtra: Municipal worker among two held in bribery case
Thane/UNI: Two people, including a worker of the municipality, have been arrested for allegedly accepting Rs 8,500 bribe, Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) said here on Saturday.
The duo accused have been identified as Raiar Periyan (52), the fitter with the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation and contractor Babu Rajendran (25), ACB said.
Quoting the complaint, the ACB informed that the duo demanded Rs 8,500 bribe from the Chairman of a housing society in lieu of laying new water pipeline.
Based on the allegation, a trap was laid in the society on Friday and the accused Periyan was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe while the contractor accompanied him, the ACB stated.
Offence against them have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 with the Navghar Police Station, District ACB Deputy Superintendent of Police Shashikant Chandekar said.
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