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Forest department employee in Thane held for taking bribe

Updated on: 11 October,2022 10:59 AM IST  |  Thane
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The man had bought a piece of land in Shahapur taluka and to take over its possession, he made an application to the forest department for a no-objection certificate (NOC)

Forest department employee in Thane held for taking bribe

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The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a 43-year-old accountant with the forest department in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a man to provide a no-objection certificate for purchase of a land, the ACB said on Tuesday.


The man had bought a piece of land in Shahapur taluka and to take over its possession, he made an application to the forest department for a no-objection certificate (NOC).


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The forest department employee allegedly demanded Rs 70,000 from him for facilitating issuance of the certificate, and the deal was later settled at Rs 50,000, the ACB said in a release.

The land buyer complained to the Thane ACB which laid a trap at the forest office on Monday and nabbed the accused while accepting the bribe amount Rs 50,000 from the complainant, it said.

A case was registered against the accused under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB said. 

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