India News | Maha: Assistant Commissioner of Textiles Held in Bribery Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An assistant commissioner of textiles was arrested on Monday here in Maharashtra in connection with a bribery case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
Nagpur, Jan 25 (PTI) An assistant commissioner of textiles was arrested on Monday here in Maharashtra in connection with a bribery case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
A PA to commissioner of Textiles was already arrested on November 11 for demanding a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from the owner of a private security agency, it said in a release.
The accused, including assistant commissioner Yogesh Bakre, had allegedly demanded the money to clear the pending bill of the complainant for providing services of security guards at a spinning mill which comes under the Department of Co-operative Marketing and Textile, it said.
A court remanded Bakre in police custody till January 27.
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