Buldhana Muncipal council clerk arrested for accepting bribe

Akola, Nov 18: A clerk of the Buldhana municipal council has been arrested by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) after being allegedly caught red-handed while accepting a bribe.

ACB officials said they had received a complaint against one Manoj Masurkar, who was allegedly demanding a bribe from Mr Kisan Dhanuji Donadkar, for issuing a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the construction of his house.

Accordingly, a trap was laid yesterday and the accused caught red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 2,500. He has been booked under the relevant sections of the Ant-Corruption Act, and further investigations are underway to probe the possibility of other council officials in the racket, ACB officials added.

UNI