The Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Thane unit on Thursday arrested Sushil Bhimrao Katare, a contractual technical assistant at the Wada Panchayat Samiti, inspector Santosh Ambike said.
He said that the complainant had submitted an application seeking Rs 5 lakh under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA of the state government for the construction of a well.
The official said Katare allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 for himself and Rs 15,000 for his superiors to process the application.
“We caught the accused red-handed while Rs 5,000 from the complainant,” he said, adding that the accused official has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. PTI COR ARU