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PMC law officer caught accepting bribe

A law officer of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) was found accepting a bribe of 50,000 from a person on Monday

Published on: Jun 14, 2021, 21:42:44 IST
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A law officer of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) was found accepting a bribe of 50,000 from a person on Monday. The woman was found accepting a bribe without knowing that she was walking into a trap set by the Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) Pune unit.

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The accused was identified as Manjusha Satish Idhate (57) , a Class-1 officer at Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and is listed as a municipal prosecutor on the PMC website.

The officer was allegedly demanding money for passing a file related to transferable development rights (TDR) on a piece of land.

The woman demanded and was caught accepting 50,000 in cash on Monday.

A case under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act was registered at the Shivajinagar police station.