Two civic employees are among three people arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 16,000 to stop the demolition of an illegally constructed structure in Maharashtra's Thane district, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Thursday, reported the PTI.

The accused have been identified as Rajesh Kadam (43), a clerk in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation’s (MBMC) anti-encroachment department; Suhas Keni (55), a sanitary worker from the same department; and Sanjay Bhola (47), a private individual who acted as the middleman, as per the PTI.