India News | Maha: Cooperatives Society Dept Official Held for Rs 20 Lakh Bribery
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A cooperative societies department assistant registrar was nabbed by Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh in Nashik district, an official said on Thursday.
Nashik, Mar 30 (PTI) A cooperative societies department assistant registrar was nabbed by Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh in Nashik district, an official said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old accused, posted in Niphad, was caught red-handed while he took a bribe of Rs 20 lakh in Mumbai Naka area here on Wednesday for not taking action in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act probe against the complainant's father, the official said.
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The assistant registrar has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act and further probe is underway, he added.
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