Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jalna police in Maharashtra on Thursday registered an FIR against the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner for demanding a bribe of Rs 8 lakh through his personal assistant.
An ACB release said a 41-year-old local resident had applied online on June 18 for permission to construct on his land.
Commissioner Pankaj Javale allegedly asked for Rs 9.30 lakh through his PA Shridhar Deshpande to approve the application, and later agreed to take Rs 8 lakh, he claimed in his complaint to the ACB on June 19.
The ACB, in its preliminary investigation, found that Jawale had "encouraged" Deshpande to demand bribes, the release said.
Accordingly, a First Information Report was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Tofkhana police station in Ahmednagar city against both Javale and his PA.
Both the accused were on leave and have not been arrested yet, a local police officer said.
An ACB release said a 41-year-old local resident had applied online on June 18 for permission to construct on his land.
Commissioner Pankaj Javale allegedly asked for Rs 9.30 lakh through his PA Shridhar Deshpande to approve the application, and later agreed to take Rs 8 lakh, he claimed in his complaint to the ACB on June 19.
The ACB, in its preliminary investigation, found that Jawale had "encouraged" Deshpande to demand bribes, the release said.
Accordingly, a First Information Report was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Tofkhana police station in Ahmednagar city against both Javale and his PA.
Both the accused were on leave and have not been arrested yet, a local police officer said.
