Kishore Mankame had demanded Rs 1,000 from the complainant, for filing complaints with the forum on behalf of his clients, the official said.
Thane, December 15
A junior clerk with the Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum was arrested for allegedly accepting Rs 1,000 as bribe, a senior Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said on Friday.
Kishore Mankame had demanded Rs 1,000 from the complainant, for filing complaints with the forum on behalf of his clients, the official said.
Following a complaint, sleuths of the ACB laid a trap on Thursday evening at the Forum office and apprehended Mankame while accepting the bribe, he said.
A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered, the official said, adding that a probe was on. PTI
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