Updated On: 04 January, 2025 01:09 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Patil had demanded Rs 70,000 for himself and his seniors to approve the formation of a cooperative housing society but later brought down

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Two officials of a cooperative registrar's office have been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000 to grant approval for a cooperative housing society in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday, PTI reported.
As per the complaint, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap and arrested assistant registrar Chetan Chowdhary (32) and Junior clerk Vijay Singh Patil (44) under the Prevention of Corruption Act, said Superintendent of Police, Thane ACB Madhavi Rajekumbhar.