Mumbai, Feb. 13 -- In a dramatic operation on Friday, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap inside Mantralaya, the state secretariat, and caught two employees red-handed while accepting a bribe at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) office.
The office which functions under the jurisdiction of Minister Narhari Zirwal, has been sealed by the authorities.
The case pertains to a medical shop owner from Latur whose license had been cancelled. The authority to renew a cancelled license rests with the concerned minister after due hearing and review.
According to officials, a clerk identified as Rajendra Dherang from Minister Zirwal's office allegedly demanded 50,000 from the complainant to revoke the suspension of the medical license....