India News | Caste Validation Committee Official Held by Maha ACB for Bribery

Pune Oct 17 (PTI) A 40-year-old deputy commissioner and member of the district cast certificate validation committee was booked for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said here on Sunday.

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Nitin Dhage had allegedly demanded Rs 3 lakh from a man who wanted his wife's caste certificate verified, and was trapped while accepting Rs 1.90 lakh, the official said.

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Cash and documents of assets cumulatively valued at Rs 2.81 crore have been seized during a search of his house, the official informed.

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