Two civic officials and a driver were on Monday arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a builder in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-unseasonal-rains-hit-parts-of-nashik-23273802" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a>&rsquo;s Thane district, an official from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
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Two of the accused officials had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a builder who was carrying out construction activities in the municipal limits, the official said.
Following negotiations, the accused settled for Rs 20,000. A trap was laid by the ACB based on a complaint from the builder, he said.&nbsp;
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The Thane ACB arrested three officials attached to the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation under the Prevention of Corruption Act, he said

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