Maharashtra: Govt office clerk held for taking Rs 25,000 bribe in Thane

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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a head clerk with the Co-operative Societies Sub-Registrar office in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a person, PTI reported quoting ACB on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old accused had allegedly made a demand of Rs 50,000 from a housing society member over his request for issuance of a notice against the society, the appointment of an administrator and carrying out an audit of the building, the ACB said in a release.

The accused later agreed to accept a sum of Rs 45,000 for the purpose, it said.

The housing society member lodged a complaint with the Thane unit of the ACB, which laid a trap at the sub-registrar's office in Bhayander area on Tuesday and nabbed the accused who accepted the first instalment of Rs 25,000 out of the agreed bribe amount, the official said.

The accused was booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB said.

Meanwhile, seven police personnel have been suspended for allegedly providing special treatment to DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, arrested in connection with a multi-crore bank loan scam, during medical check-ups at hospitals in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday.

The Wadhawan brothers are currently in judicial custody and lodged at the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai.

A TV channel recently showed clips of the Wadhawan brothers enjoying various privileges in the guise of medical check-ups at government hospitals in Mumbai, while being in judicial custody.

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Both the accused persons were escorted by a team of Navi Mumbai police to hospitals from the Taloja prison.

During the review, senior police officers found there was negligence by the police personnel who escorted the Wadhawan brothers.

Accordingly, a sub-inspector and six constables have been suspended, a senior police official said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) issued the suspension orders on Tuesday evening, he said.

The Wadhawan brothers are facing various cases of alleged cheating and fraud.

A special CBI court here last month denied medical bail to Dheeraj Wadhawan, promoter of the now non-existent Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL), arrested in a case pertaining to alleged fraud at Yes Bank.

The court, however, allowed him to undergo treatment at a private hospital for a heart-related ailment.

The court asked the businessman not to prolong his hospital stay and bear the cost of prison staff escorting him. (Agencies)