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Civic official caught taking Rs 6-lakh bribe to clear road works bill in Beed
Updated On: 11 July, 2025 02:24 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
The accused official was allegedly caught accepting the first instalment of the bribe, an officer stated, adding that the police also searched his house but found nothing on the premises
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The accused official was allegedly caught accepting the first instalment of the bribe. Representational Pic
A senior civic official from Maharashtra's Beed district was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to clear a bill related to road construction work, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Friday.
Acting on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and arrested a 35-year-old chief officer of the Majalgaon Municipal Council at his residence in Pitaji Nagari on Thursday, according to news agency PTI.
As per the complaint against him, the 35-year-old had allegedly demanded Rs 12 lakh to sanction a Rs 2-crore bill for road works executed in the region.
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