A surveyor from the government land records office in Maharashtra's Raigad district has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an Anti-Corruption Bureau official said on Friday.
Accused Vishal Bhima Rasal (29), posted at Mhasla, had allegedly demanded the money to measure a plot and issue documents concerning the land in Varvatne village, the official said.
ACB's Deputy Superintendent of Police Sashikant Padave said in a release that they laid a trap after the land owner approached the anti-graft agency.
The accused was arrested on Thursday at a state transport bus stand while accepting the bribe amount, he said. Rasal has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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