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Varsity staffer held for taking Rs 81,000 bribe in Raigad

05:13 PM Jul 06, 2024 | PTI |

A staffer of a university has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 81,000 from a contractor in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Saturday.

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Based on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught Omkar Ramchandra Ambpakar (55), a finance officer at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technical University, while accepting the bribe amount on Friday, an official said.

The complainant, a contractor, alleged that the accused official demanded Rs 1 lakh to clear his payments of Rs 47.74 lakh for constructing a hall at the university, he said.

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