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An executive engineer of the Public Works Department of Thane Zilla Parishad has been arrested while allegedly taking a bribe from a contractor. The Anti-Corruption Bureau laid a trap and arrested Padmakar Sukhdeve (57) while accepting Rs 1,00,000 at his office yesterday, said inspector Atul Aher, ACB-Thane.

Sukhdeve had allegedly demanded Rs 5,00,000 as commission from the contractor who had carried out some road work in the ZP limits.