Pune, July 12: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has booked two officials from the Sub-Registrar’s Office in Dapodi for accepting a bribe of Rs 3,700 in exchange for issuing a bylaw booklet after the registration of a housing society.
A case has been registered against them at the Dapodi police station. The complaint was filed by a 33-year-old resident of a housing society in Pimpri-Chinchwad. According to the ACB, the complainant and other members of their housing society submitted a registration proposal to the Dapodi Sub-Registrar Office on March 25.
During the process, the accused officials allegedly demanded Rs 700 per member as a bribe, totaling Rs 11,200 for 16 members. Of this, Rs 7,500 was paid in advance, after which the society registration and certificate were issued.
However, as the full bribe amount was not paid, the officials withheld the issuance of the society’s bylaw booklet. When the complainant later visited the office to collect the booklet, the officials allegedly demanded an additional Rs 3,700.
The complainant reported the matter to the ACB & a trap was laid , during which the accused were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe.
Both officials were taken into custody, and a case was registered late at night at the Dapodi police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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