Thane: An agriculture officer from the Agriculture department office at Wagle Estate in Thane has been booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday, February 14, for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹20,000, said an officer from ACB on Tuesday.
Vijay Arun Tupsaundarya posted at the Agriculture Department Office at Wagle Estate in Thane allegedly demanded ₹25,000 from the complainant for the new fertilizer selling license after his old license was canceled. The officer later settled the deal at ₹20,000.
The complainant approached the Wagle Estate police station on Tuesday, February 14 and a case was registered against the accused.
Ashwini Patil, Deputy Superintendent, ACB, Thane said, " After receiving the information from Wagle Estate police station the ACB, Thane team laid a trap at the Agriculture Department Office at Wagle Estate in Thane and caught the accused while he was accepting ₹20,000 from the complainant. We have booked the accused under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
