MHADA official held for seeking Rs 2,000 bribe

Mumbai | Wednesday | 9th January, 2019

Summary:

"As per the complainant, in order to return the tender deposit money, Shaikh demanded a Rs 2,000 bribe from him. "A trap was laid on Tuesday at Shaikh's MHADA office, and he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from the complainant," said the official. The tender was rejected after which the contractor sought a refund of the tender deposit money from MHADA. According to the ACB, the complainant had filed a tender at the MHADA office some time ago. Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Tuesday arrested an accountant working with MHADA for allegedly demanding bribe from a building contractor..