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Maharashtra: Govt surveyor caught taking ₹50,000 bribe in Raigad district
PTI |
Apr 18, 2025 12:34 PM IST
Accused Vishal Bhima Rasal (29), posted at Mhasla, had allegedly demanded the money to measure a plot.
A surveyor from the government land records office in Maharashtra’s Raigad district has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said on Friday.
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Accused Vishal Bhima Rasal (29), posted at Mhasla, had allegedly demanded the money to measure a plot and issue documents concerning the land in Varvatne village, the official said.
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ACB’s Deputy Superintendent of Police Sashikant Padave said in a release that they laid a trap after the land owner approached the anti-graft agency.
The accused was arrested on Thursday at a state transport bus stand while accepting the bribe amount, he said. Rasal has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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