Beed tehsildar Vyankatesh Munde has been suspended after his arrest by ACB for allegedly demanding a Rs 20,000 bribe to issue a solvency certificate. He was absent from office post-arrest and reassigned to Jalna
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A tehsildar in the Beed district of Maharashtra has been suspended after he was arrested last month by ACB for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000, news agency PTI reported.
The tehsildar demanded the amount in exchange for issuing a solvency certificate, an officer said on Tuesday.
The order to suspend Vyankatesh Munde, who served as the tehsildar of Parli Vaijnath, was issued by Divisional Commissioner Jitendra Papalkar following his arrest on February 20.
Munde had allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 for issuing a solvency certificate of Rs 7 lakh. ACB found that the accused reportedly indicated the demand by writing the amount on a slip of paper. The amount was later negotiated down to Rs 20,000.
An officer said, "The Divisional Commissioner has suspended Munde, as he was absent from his office for more than 48 hours (after he was arrested). He has been assigned the Jalna headquarters and will have to take permission from the Jalna collector if he wants to leave the headquarters."
Two jail staffers held for accepting bribe in Thane
Two staff members of a district jail in Maharashtra’s Thane were arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1,500 to permit a man to meet an undertrial prisoner, reported PTI.
Officers from the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) detained Satish Tanaji Bhosale (55), a prison subedar, and Sharad Nana Panpatil (39), a jail constable, on March 2.
Both were posted at Aadharwadi Kalyan District Jail at the time of the alleged offence.
Inspector Sunil Karote of Thane ACB said the two were caught while accepting money from the complainant.
The complainant had visited the jail on February 25 to meet a friend who was lodged there as an undertrial prisoner.
According to officers, the staff on duty in the interview room initially demanded Rs 1,000, as the visitor was not related to the inmate. It was further alleged that Bhosale sought between Rs 4,000 and Rs 5,000 to facilitate the meeting. The amount was later agreed upon at Rs 1,500, according to the PTI.
A case has been registered against both accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation into the matter is ongoing, officers said.
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