A Revenue department official has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district for making an entry in the 7/12 land title extract, an <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-marathi-kamgar-sena-to-protest-in-mumbai-on-oct-5-against-overloading-and-corruption-23653325" rel="nofollow">ACB </a>official said on Saturday.
As per PTI, the accused has been identified as Jitendra Khetade who was posted as the Village Revenue Official in Kudal taluka.
He was nabbed on Friday from near the railway bridge along the Kudal-Vengurla Road while accepting money, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said, adding that legal proceedings are being initiated to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. &nbsp;
<h2>Class 9 girl stabbed by classmate after dispute over school trip video&nbsp;</h2>
In a separate incident, a class 9 student was injured after she was allegedly stabbed by a boy, her classmate, on the premises of their school in Maharashtra's Pune district following a dispute over a school trip video, police said on Saturday.
A police official, while asserting about the incident, said that the boy has been taken into custody, as per PTI.&nbsp;
Furthermore, the incident occurred at around 2:15 pm on Friday outside the school classroom in Mahalunge village. The injured girl was admitted to hospital, a<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-class-9-girl-stabbed-by-classmate-after-dispute-over-school-trip-video-in-pune-23656708" rel="nofollow"> Bavdhan police station</a> official said, adding that the victim's health is stable.
According to the police, students from the school had gone on a trip to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar in Satara district on October 17 and 18.
<h2>A video clip getting viral led to stabbing</h2>
During the trip, a video of girls dancing at an event was allegedly shared on Instagram by the accused boy studying in Class 9.
Officials further added, &ldquo;The video clip led to an argument among students, following which the boy deleted it. Police suspect that he held a grudge over the incident and allegedly attacked the girl with a knife,&rdquo; as per PTI.&nbsp;
They also added, &ldquo;The girl's statement has been recorded, and the boy has been taken into custody.&rdquo;
<h2>Thane: Morning walker killed in Kalyan in hit-and-run accident involving Mercedes car&nbsp;</h2>
In a separate incident, a man out on a morning walk in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/kalyan-dombivli-water-cut-kdmc-announces-18-hour-water-cut-in-parts-of-kalyan-and-dombivli-on-october-27-check-list-oof-affected-areas-here-23656629" rel="nofollow">Kalyan </a>in the Thane district was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a Mercedes car, a police official said on Friday.
The incident took place on Thursday in the Niki Nagar area, the Khadakpada police station official added.&nbsp;
"Sunil Koli was hit by a Mercedes car, which left the scene without stopping. Such was the impact that Koli was thrown towards a roadside decorative arch. The incident has been caught on CCTV cameras in the vicinity," the official said.
Incidentally, before CCTV footage emerged, there was speculation on whether his death was caused by some medical emergency, he added.
"All efforts are on to trace and nab the driver of the luxury vehicle. A case has been registered, and further probe is underway," he said.&nbsp;
(With inputs from PTI)

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