Mumbai, Aug 02: A Forest Department official in the Social Forestry Division was caught at his residence for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 45 lakh, with the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau using dummy notes with a face value of Rs 40 lakh during the trap.
A Range Forest Officer approached ACB on July 29 with a written complaint claiming Officer had sought a huge bribe of Rs 45 lakh to process distribution of tree plantation funds.
The accused also promised to refrain from forwarding a suspension proposal, releasing two pending salary increments, and withholding an enquiry into nursery development works," he said.
As part of the probe, a verification was carried out, which confirmed the bribe demand of Rs 45 lakh.
To execute the trap, a parcel was made, containing Rs 5 lakh in genuine currency notes and Rs 40 lakh in dummy notes & Officer was held as soon as he accepted the parcel during the operation.
A case is being registered under Prevention of Corruption Act at Shivajinagar police station.
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