PUNE The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a livestock inspector for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹5,000 for inclusion of name of an applicant to avail benefits of a state government scheme.
The arrested official has been identified as Bandu Baban Deokar, 42, a resident of Kude Budruk in Khed taluka. He was arrested on Tuesday, August 6.
He initially demanded a bribe of ₹7,000 initially and later agreed to accept ₹5,000.
The victim lodged a complaint with the ACB, Pune after which officials laid a trap at the Animal Medical Hospital in Kude Budruk on Tuesday and caught Deokar red-handed while accepting the bribe.
The action was taken under the guidance of ACB superintendent Amol Tambe and additional SP Dr Sheetal Janve.
A case has been registered at Khed police station, and police inspector Rupesh Jadhav is investigating further into the case.