Thane, Oct 21 (PTI) A gram sevak was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a man seeking permission to build a house in a village in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Wednesday.

Based on a complaint, a team from the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday caught gram sevak Shivaji Gopal Dhanasure of Naglegaon village while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000, the official said.

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According to the complainant, the accused had demanded Rs 30,000 from him to clear his application for a building permission to construct a house in the village, he said.

The accused had later settled for Rs 15,000, following which the complainant approached the ACB, the official said.

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An offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused with the Vasai police and further probe is underway, he added.

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