Corruption Scandal: RDC and Staffer Nabbed in Bribery Case
The Anti-Corruption Bureau nabbed a Resident Deputy Collector and a revenue department employee in Maharashtra for taking a Rs 5 lakh bribe. The accused allegedly demanded Rs 23 lakh for land-related procedures. A trap was set after a complaint, leading to their arrest and subsequent investigations.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) apprehended a Resident Deputy Collector and a staffer from the revenue department after they were found accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, according to officials.
The accused, identified as RDC Vinod Khirolkar and revenue employee Dilip Tribhuvan, faced allegations of demanding Rs 23 lakh from a local land purchaser for generating a necessary challan to convert class-2 land to class-1. An initial payment of Rs 5 lakh prompted the complainant to involve the ACB.
Officials set a trap outside the district collector's office, resulting in the arrest of Khirolkar and Tribhuvan. Further searches of their homes are underway as part of ongoing investigations.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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