Palghar: A senior official at the Palghar district collectorate in Maharashtra was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a person for clearance in a land deal matter, police said.
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A case has been registered against the 50-year-old accused under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, an official from the police control room said.
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The accused deputy collector allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from a person to grant permission for a land deal, he said.
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The person lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau which laid a trap at the collector's office on Tuesday evening and caught the accused while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant, the official said.
