Two Maharashtra fisheries department officials were arrested on Saturday for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a boat owner, said an Anti Corruption Bureau official.
Assistant Commissioner Pradeep Laxman Vats (53) and Permit Officer Shivraj Chavan (31), both posted in Malvan in Sindhudurg, had demanded Rs 5 lakh from a boat owner indulging in fishing using lead weights, said an official.
"The two officials agreed on a sum of Rs 3 lakh after negotiations. The boat owner approached ACB and a trap was laid at the Fisheries department office today. Chavan was held while taking Rs 2 lakh. Vats was arrested soon after," said ACB Superintendent of Police Mahesh Patil.
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