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KMC junior engineer suspended in bribary case

Kolhapur, Sep 5 (UNI) A junior enginner with the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) town planning department Baburao Dabade was suspended today in connection with a bribary case.

KMC Commissioner Vijay Singhal issued suspension order to Baburao Dabade, according to KMC sources here.

Mr Dabade was nabbed by anti-corruption bureau (ACB) officials on Septemer one, while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from one Vishwanath Ratnakar Joshi, who had sought permission of the concerned department for construction of building on June 23, 2004.

Then, he applied again on August 20, 2006 and August 22, 2008.

Mr Joshi on August 31 met Dabade to grant his permission. Dabade demanded Rs 5,000 to accord him the permission. However, the matter was settled at Rs 4,000. Following which, Mr Joshi lodged a complaint with the ACB, who laid a trap and nabbed Dabade on September one.

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