Nashik : A gram panchayat officer from Shrigonda taluka was detained by the anti-corruption bureau for allegedly demanding a Rs 1.25 lakh bribe to update property records and enter ownership details in official gram panchayat registers.
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Based on the findings, a case was registered against the officer at Belvandi police station on Friday.
The accused, a 53-year-old Class III gram panchayat officer serving two village panchayats in Ahilyanagar district, was booked under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and taken into custody following an ACB trap and verification of the complaint. The complainant’s father had purchased a property through a registered sale deed in May this year and had also leased a 144 sqft gram panchayat-owned rental space in June, according to the ACB. The officer allegedly demanded Rs 1.25 lakh to record the sale deed and consent letter in the gram panchayat registers.
A consent letter stating there was no objection to recording the father’s name in the gram panchayat records was also executed before a notary. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB.