Junior clerk held for accepting bribe

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Press Trust of India Thane
Last Updated : Dec 15 2017 | 9:50 AM IST
A junior clerk with the Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum was arrested for allegedly accepting Rs 1,000 as bribe, a senior Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said today.
Kishore Mankame had demanded Rs 1,000 from the complainant, for filing complaints with the forum on behalf of his clients, the official said.
Following a complaint, sleuths of the ACB laid a trap last evening at the Forum office and apprehended Mankame while accepting the bribe, he said.
A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 was registered, the official said, adding a probe was on.

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First Published: Dec 15 2017 | 9:50 AM IST

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