An employee of the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a retired staffer, an official said on Saturday.

The ACB arrested Narendra Hirey (57), a stenographer with the telecom mobile wing of CIDCO, on Friday night, inspector Santosh Ambike said, according to the PTI.

He said the accused demanded Rs 4.5 lakh from a retired employee to process his papers for payment of dues and to clear his name in a departmental enquiry.
Hirey sought the bribe for himself and other officials, he said, the news agency reported.