PUNE: A range
forest officer was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 11 lakh from
an officer of a leading educational institute here to release its seized
construction equipment, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
The range forest officer was identified as Vilas Nikam (49),
the anti-graft agency said. According to an ACB official, Sinhgad Technical
Institute had purchased a piece of land near Lonavala. However, the forest
department had objected to the portion of land, after which the institute filed
a petition in the Bombay High Court.
“The forest department had registered a case against the
institute for carrying out construction activity in the disputed land and
seized the construction equipment such as backhoe loader and other
vehicles," an ACB official said.
The accused allegedly sought Rs 11 lakh from the
administrative officer of the institute to release the loader and other
vehicles and to allow construction work in the disputed land. The complainant
then approached the ACB and registered a case against Nikam and subsequently a
trap was laid tonight and he was arrested while accepting the bribe amount.
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