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ACB arrests revenue officer, private agent for accepting Rs 12,000 bribe in Kolhapur

Kolhapur, Nov 3 (UNI) Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Tuesday arrested a contract-based rural revenue officer and his private agent for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 to facilitate a correction in a land record (7/12 extract) in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district.
The accused have been identified as Avdhut Ramchandra Londhe (37), a contract-based rural revenue officer posted at the revenue office in Nagav village in Hatkanangale tehsil, and his alleged private agent, Suraj Kuntinath Solankure (42).
According to an official press release, the complainant had applied for a correction in his 7/12 extract and approached Londhe in connection with the matter. Londhe allegedly demanded Rs 12,000 to carry out the correction and instructed the complainant to hand over the money to Solankure.
The complainant subsequently approached the ACB, which laid a trap at the Nagav revenue office. Solankure was arrested red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe amount from the complainant.
The ACB officials also arrested Londhe in connection with the case. UNI SSS AAB
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