Palghar, Jan 25 (PTI) Two health officials from Palghar district were arrested on Monday by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for alleged bribery, an official said.

Class I medical officers Swapnil Bedamwad (31) and Mitesh Pandey (26) had demanded Rs 5,000 from a person to issue his father's post mortem certificate, ACB Inspector Bharat Salunke said.

"The man approached the ACB. Bedamwad and Pandey were held in a trap on Monday while accepting Rs 4,000 from the complainant," he said.

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