Administrative officer of Naval housing colony held for graft

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 01 2018 | 7:10 PM IST

The administrative officer of a naval housing colony in Mumbai has been arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking bribe for allowing a tuition to run from the colony.

Mohammed Hussain Mujawar, the accused, is Commander and Administrative Officer of Naval Civilian Housing Colony (NCHC) in suburban Kanjur Marg, a CBI release said Saturday.

Mujawar was caught Friday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000, it said.

He had allegedly demanded Rs 25,000 from a person to allow him to run tuition classes in the colony, and later agreed to accept Rs 20,000, it said.

Following a complaint, the CBI laid a trapand caught Mujawar red-handed.

Further probe is on, the release said.

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First Published: Dec 01 2018 | 7:10 PM IST

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