India News | Sarpanch Held in Raigad by Maha ACB for Bribery

Alibag, Apr 27 (PTI) A sarpanch was arrested in Alibag in Maharashtra's Raigad district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, an Anti Corruption Bureau official said on Thursday.

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The accused, from Ursoli village, had sought a bribe of Rs 75,000 from a man who wanted permission to set up a shed for a worm composting project, the ACB official said.

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"He was caught in an ACB trap while accepting Rs 50,000. He has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act and remanded in police custody," the official added.

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