Village accountant arrested on graft charge

A talathi (village accountant) and his aide were arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials for accepting bribe from a farmer in lieu of furnishing him a land-related document in Sinnar taluka of the district, police said today.

The accused, identified as Sandeep Balasaheb Medhe, a village accountant who was holding the charge of villages Dubere and Manegaon, and his accomplice Gautam Jadhav, were arrested today, ACB said in a press release.

Medhe had demanded Rs 8,000 from the farmer for furnishing him a 7/12 statement for a piece of agricultural land owned by his wife, it said.

He asked the victim to hand over the money to Gautam Jadhav near a temple in Manegaon, it said.
 

However, the victim approached the ACB, following which a trap was laid, it said.

Medhe and Jadhav were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe money, it said.

A case has been registered and further investigation is on, it added.