Thane, Nov 14 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a 33-year-old sub-registrar in Maharashtra's Raigad district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to execute a property agreement, officials said on Saturday.
Prashant Abaji Jagdale, a Grade-1 Sub-Registrar and Stamp Inspector (Class-2) at the Joint Sub-Registrar Office in Pen, was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe during a trap laid by the ACB's Thane unit on Friday afternoon, they said.
According to the ACB, a lawyer approached the agency with a complaint in October, alleging that Jagdale had demanded Rs 1 lakh from him to execute the agreement for a flat he had purchased in Pen for Rs 7.25 lakh.
The accused official had sought the bribe in addition to the official government registration and stamp duty fees, it said.
Following negotiations, the accused settled for Rs 50,000.
A case has been registered against Jagdale under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further probe into the crime is underway, Deputy Superintendent Bharat Jadhav of the ACB, Thane unit, said.
