A case was registered against the chief operating officer (COO) of the Mumbai Monorail for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from the owner of a facility management company to clear a bill, an official from the Anti-Corruption Bureau said.

The complainant has alleged that Monorail COO DNL Murthy had demanded Rs 20 lakh from him to clear a bill for the services provided by his company, the official said. The complainant's facility management company had bagged a contract for cleaning, housekeeping, maintenance and customer service-related works for the Mumbai Monorail between January 2019 to August 2020, he said quoting the FIR.