According to the police, the complainant approached Govandi rationing office seeking changes in his ration card for which one of the employees allegedly sought Rs 2,500.
The complainant approached the ACB yesterday, after which ACB sleuths laid a trap at the rationing office in Govandi today.
"A mediator Asha Sonawane accepted Rs 2,500 in cash from the complainant and gave it to six ration office employees namely Shamu Dhotre, Sujata Sawant, Pradeep Patil, Laxmi Dhage, Prashant and Aniruth Kulkarni," an ACB officer said.
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