Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): BJP leader and a standing committee chairman in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Nitin Landage has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.18 lakh at his office in Maharashtra's Pune district.

The ACB had set up a trap for Landage based on a complaint.

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Along with Landage, four of his other associates of the standing committee chairman office, including his personal assistant, have also been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

According to a press release issued by ACB, Landage had allegedly demanded Rs 10 lakh to clear the work order for advertisement hoardings in Pimpri Chinchwad.

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The ACB team raided the standing committee chairman office and arrested Landage along with four of his staff members.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau team is investigating this case further and has raided several properties of Nitin Landage today morning.

Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

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