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Vasai Virar civic clerk arrested for accepting Rs 10,000 bribe in land encroachment case
Updated On: 03 June, 2026 12:46 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Deputy Superintendent of Police Dadaram Karande from the ACB's Thane unit said that a man holding the power of attorney for a piece of land approached the civic clerk after a person encroached upon the plot and cut down trees
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A clerk from the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra's Palghar district was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 to initiate action in an alleged land encroachment matter, an official said on Wednesday
Accused Dilip Laxman Lokhande (52) is posted at Sativali, G-Ward office, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
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