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Woman civic official & clerk held for accepting bribe

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Press Trust of India Thane
Last Updated : Mar 09 2018 | 6:30 PM IST
A woman official of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) and a clerk were today arrested by the ACB for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, officials said.
Those arrested were identified as Assistant Commissioner of UMC's Legal Department Chhaya Dangle (44) and a clerk in the same department Deepak Mangtani (48), they added.
They had demanded Rs 60,000 from the complainant in connection with a construction case.
Based on the complaint, the Thane unit of ACB laid a trap and nabbed the duo while accepting the bribe amount of Rs 50,000, the anti-graft agency said.
They have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

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First Published: Mar 09 2018 | 6:30 PM IST

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