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A woman sarpanch from Vasai tehsil district was arrested on Saturday by the anti-corruption bureau on the charge of accepting bribe through a bearer cheque.
According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police Jairaj Chapria, the sarpanch of Chandrapada gram-panchayat, Shakuntala Patil, had demanded Rs 1,50,000 for giving tax receipts to tenants of a chawl.
Later she hiked the amount to Rs 2,50,000.
She was arrested by the ACB while accepting a bearer's cheque of Rs 2,50,000 from the complainant.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against her at the local Waliv police station.
According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police Jairaj Chapria, the sarpanch of Chandrapada gram-panchayat, Shakuntala Patil, had demanded Rs 1,50,000 for giving tax receipts to tenants of a chawl.
Later she hiked the amount to Rs 2,50,000.
She was arrested by the ACB while accepting a bearer's cheque of Rs 2,50,000 from the complainant.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against her at the local Waliv police station.
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