A woman officer along with two other persons were booked by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), Pune division for demanding a bribe of ₹10,000 at Theur circle office on Tuesday
According to officials, the accused has been identified as Jayashree Kavade, circle officer, and two others Yogesh Tatale and Vijay Naiknaware.
The complainant had made application to tehsildar Haveli to put his name on the 7/12-land extract. The tehsildar then forwarded his application to the talathi circle officer.
The complainant accordingly meet Kavade who asked them to meet accused Naiknaware .
The complainant alleged that during his meeting with Naiknaware, the accused demanded ₹10,000 bribe against the work.
Following an initial investigation on March 12, ACB teams discovered that Kavade demanded ₹10,000 via Naiknaware from the complainant and after negotiation it was finalised on ₹ 7,000.
Following the confirmation on Tuesday, an ACB team booked Kavade along with other two others and filed charges against them under sections 7 a and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Loni Kalbhor police station.
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