Nagpur, Sep 8 (PTI) A Maharashtra government labour officer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly demanding Rs 30,000 in bribe for sanctioning scholarship to son of a labourer in Wardha district, an ACB officer said.

Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths also arrested a contractual driver for accepting the bribe money allegedly on the behalf of the officer, Pawankumar Chavan (33).

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Chavan is currently posted at the Labour Commissionerate in Nagpur and holds additional charge of Wardha.

The accused officer had allegedly demanded the bribe from a labourer who had applied for scholarship for his son who is pursuing B.Tech degree from Amravati, the officer said.

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Chavan and the driver have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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