A forest guard was nabbed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a sand transporter in Palghar district of Maharashtra, an official said.

The guard, identified as Bhushan Shevre, had intercepted a tractor trolley transporting illegally mined sand on forest land in Khodala on January 1. He had demanded Rs 1 lakh bribe for allowing access to the forest land and allegedly accepted Rs 30,000, the official said.