Assistant Revenue Officer held for accepting Rs 30,000 bribe in Chandrapur

Chandrapur, Sept. 29 -- The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested an Assistant Revenue Officer (ARO) here for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 to clear a project-affected certificate, an ACB release said today.

The accused has been identified as Narendra Khandekar, Assistant Revenue Officer.

According to the ACB, the complainant's daughter was selected as a junior engineer in Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company (MSEB) under the project-affected quota. For verification of the certificate, the family approached the rehabilitation office in July 2025.

Khandekar allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh for the process, of which Rs 1 lakh had already been paid. He later sought an additional Rs 30,000 to forward the verifi...