Assistant Commissioner of FDA dept held for accepting Rs 25000 bribe
Thane: In a significant crackdown on corruption, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has nabbed an Assistant Commissioner of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) department for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.
The accused official, identified as Deepak Malpure, had initially demanded Rs 50,000 in exchange for issuing a license for a new medical shop. After negotiations, the amount was reduced to Rs 25,000, the ACB stated in a release.
According to PTI, The applicant approached the ACB against Malpure following which he was nabbed at the FDA's office in Wagle Estate area of Thane on Tuesday while accepting Rs 25,000.
Malpure is not arrested so far and an FIR will be registered against him under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, an ACB official said.
Medical Dialogues team reported a similar case in June, where a female drug inspector was held for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.
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