India News | Maha: Forest Guard Held for Taking Bribe to Permit Purchase of Tribal Land in Palghar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A forest guard was arrested on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe to permit purchase and construction on tribal land in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
Palghar, Mar 4 (PTI) A forest guard was arrested on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe to permit purchase and construction on tribal land in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
The guard attached to the Mandvi forest circle in Vasai had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant, who sought a permit to purchase land earmarked for tribals, deputy Superintendent of Police (ACB, Palghar) Navnath Jagtap said.
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An offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the guard, who was caught accepting a bribe installment of Rs 20,000, he said.
According to the ACB, the forest department has allotted forest land to landless tribals, which cannot be purchased by non-tribals.
The guard had allegedly asked the complainant to pay a tribal farmer Rs 9 lakh for the land and demanded Rs 50,000 to protect the plot and permit construction on it, the official said.
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