MH-BRIBERY-ARRESTS

PTI Updated: January 04, 2020 23:35 IST

2 Maha fisheries officials held for bribery by ACB
    Thane, Jan 4 (PTI) Two Maharashtra fisheries
department officials were arrested on Saturday for allegedly
demanding and accepting bribe from a boat owner, said an Anti
Corruption Bureau official.
    Assistant Commissioner Pradeep Laxman Vats (53) and
Permit Officer Shivraj Chavan (31), both posted in Malvan in
Sindhudurg, had demanded Rs 5 lakh from a boat owner indulging
in fishing using lead weights, said an official.
    "The two officials agreed on a sum of Rs 3 lakh after
negotiations. The boat owner approached ACB and a trap was
laid at the Fisheries department office today. Chavan was held
while taking Rs 2 lakh. Vats was arrested soon after," said
ACB Superintendent of Police Mahesh Patil. PTI COR
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