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Maha: PWD engineer caught taking Rs 3.50 lakh bribe from contractor in Nandurbar district

Updated on: 03 March,2023 06:30 PM IST  |  Nashik (Maharashtra)
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The engineer, Mahesh Prataprao Patil (51), posted at Shahada taluka of Nandurbar district, was caught taking the bribe amount at his residence on Thursday after the contractor lodged a complaint with the ACB, they said

Maha: PWD engineer caught taking Rs 3.50 lakh bribe from contractor in Nandurbar district

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A Public Works Department (PWD) executive engineer has been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 3.50 lakh from a government registered contractor in North Maharashtra's Nandurbar district for clearing his pending bills and awarding new projects, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials said on Friday.


The engineer, Mahesh Prataprao Patil (51), posted at Shahada taluka of Nandurbar district, was caught taking the bribe amount at his residence on Thursday after the contractor lodged a complaint with the ACB, they said.


According to the officials, the government contractor had completed various road works in Nandurbar district and bills amount to Rs 3,92,79,285 were pending for clearance at the office of the executive engineer in Shahada.


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The contractor had also won tenders for three new projects worth Rs 5.33 crore and their work orders were awaiting Patil's approval, they said.

The executive engineer demanded Rs 43 lakh as a bribe from the complainant for clearing his pending bills and issuing work orders for the new projects, said the officials.

The contractor agreed to grease the PWD officer's palm and simultaneously lodged a complaint with the ACB, which laid a trap and caught Patil while accepting a part of the bribe amount, they added. 

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