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Sarpanch accepts bribe through cheque, arrested

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A woman sarpanch from Vasai tehsil of the district was today arrested by the anti-corruption bureau on the charge of accepting bribe through a bearer's cheque.

According to 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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First Published: Jul 05 2014 | 9:04 PM IST

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