Akola, Sep 25 (PTI) Two functionaries of the Telhara Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Akola were arrested on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh, an Ati Corruption Bureau official said.

They had sought Rs 1 lakh to clear a bill of Rs 9.46 lakh submitted by a contractor who had supplied manpower to the APMC, he said.

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"The two were held while accepting the bribe amount in an ACB trap. They have been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act," he added.

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