Man who took charge of civic fire dept after May 25 Rakjot tragedy held for bribery
PTI, Aug 12, 2024, 6:21 PM IST
The in charge chief fire officer of Rajkot Municipal Corporation in Gujarat was arrested on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.80 lakh, an Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
In charge CFO Anil Maru had allegedly sought the bribe to grant his department’s no-objection certificate (NOC) to a building, he said.
“When the complainant, who is engaged in fire safety fitting work, approached the officer for the issuance of fire NOC for a building, the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh. The complainant paid him Rs 1.20 lakh and said he would pay the remaining money in another 4-5 days,” the ACB said in a release.
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