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Ward officer from Mumbai suburb caught accepting bribe, arrested

Hindustan Times | By, Kalyan
Jul 02, 2017 01:14 AM IST

A ward officer from Kalyan Dombivli Municipal corporation ( KDMC) was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs25,000 from a man for not conducting an inquiry into the construction of an illegal structure.

The complainant had gave an application to the J-ward officer, identified as Swati Sanjay Garud, for which Garud demanded a bribe of Rs30,000, but settled the deal at on Rs25,000.

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“The complainant was building an additional structure in his house, and he did not want the corporation to conduct an inquiry. That is when Garud demanded a bribe, and on Saturday we laid a trap and caught her accepting Rs25,000 near the corporation office “, said police officer from the Thane anti-corruption bureau.

A police case has been lodged with the nearby police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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    Arvind is a correspondent from Thane who covers crime beat and has an experience of four years in the field. Apart from crime he is also a volunteer of Wildlife Crime Control bureau and reports on environment and rescue operations in the city.

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