Thane: A deputy director in Town Planning department of Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has been arrested for allegedly offering Rs 25 lakh as bribe to a corporator, Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Friday.

Y S Reddy (48), the deputy director in the Town Planning department of VVMC, was caught late on Thursday night while he was handing over Rs 25 lakh to the corporator, Police Inspector Anil Honrao of Thane's Anti-Corruption Bureau said. He said there were several complaints of alleged irregularities against the official made by a Shiv Sena corporator to police, the civic body and courts.