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Mumbai: Vasai-Virar civic engineer held by Maharashtra ACB for bribery

Updated on: 17 March,2021 08:35 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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VVMC Junior Engineer Nilesh Kore had demanded Rs 30,000 from a contractor to not take action against three illegal constructions carried out by the latter, the official said.

Mumbai: Vasai-Virar civic engineer held by Maharashtra ACB for bribery

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An engineer with the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation in Palghar district was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau on Tuesday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, an official said.


VVMC Junior Engineer Nilesh Kore had demanded Rs 30,000 from a contractor to not take action against three illegal constructions carried out by the latter, the official said.


"After we got a complaint, we laid a trap and held Kore when he accepted Rs 30,000 from the contractor. He has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act," he added. 


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