
Tehsildar, peon held for bribery in Kalyan by Maha ACB
The Hindu
A case under Prevention of Corruption Act was lodged against them
A Class I revenue official and his peon were arrested on Monday in Kalyan in Thane district for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said. Kalyan tehsildar Deepak Alde (45) had allegedly demanded ₹1 lakh from a person to issue an order over a land deal, while his peon Manohar Harad (42) sought ₹20,000 as bribe, he said. The two were held in a trap laid during the day, after which a case under Prevention of Corruption Act was lodged in Kalyan police station, he informed.More Related News

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