Thane, Apr 23 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a man caught taking a bribe of Rs 5,000 on behalf of an official from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Tuesday.
Based on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap on Monday evening and caught the accused, Roshan Modi, red-handed while accepting the bribe from the owner of a roadside eatery, deputy superintendent of the Thane Unit ACB Ashwini Patil.
The accused had arrived to accept the bribe allegedly on behalf of a food safety officer (FSO) Class-II official of the FDA, she said.
The official had allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 from the complainant, whose eatery was sealed by the FDA earlier this month, the official said.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the arrested accused and FDA official, she added.