TEHSILDAR OF ALIBAG, AGENT ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY

NAVI MUMBAI: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Navi Mumbai unit caught Alibag Tehsildar and an agent while accepting ₹2 lakh bribe on Friday. The accused have been identified as Meenal Krishna Dalvi (49), Tehsildar and agent Rakesh Ramakant Chavan (49).

The complainant in the case had been trying to get an 7/12 extract mutated in favour of his father-in-law and was also trying for an order in the objection filed by the father-in-law’s brother for a land.

The land situated at Kongaon near Mandwa was gifted to the father-in-law by his mother. The brother of the father-in-law had challenged the gift deed later. “As per the preliminary enquiry, it was established that the agent had demanded ₹3 lakh bribe from the complainant on September 29 at his shop. It was also found that Dalvi had asked the complainant to give the bribe money to Chavan and accordingly we laid a trap and nabbed Chavan while accepting the bribe amount on Friday,” DySP Jyoti Deshmukh, Navi Mumbai unit, ACB, said.

Following Chavan’s arrest, Dalvi was picked up but she complained of high blood pressure and got admitted to a hospital and is yet to be arrested.

THE COMPLAINANT IN THE CASE HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET AN 7/12 EXTRACT MUTATED IN FAVOUR OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAW