Thane, Sep 20 (PTI) A municipal clerk has been arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Friday.

Accused Ajay Gaikwad (42), an employee of Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation, had demanded Rs 20,000 from a man to facilitate some work concerning property tax, said inspector Santosh Ambike of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Thane.

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The man then approached the anti-graft agency, which laid a trap. Gaikwad was caught red-handed on Thursday as he accepted the first instalment of Rs 10,000, the official said.

An FIR has been registered against Gaikwad under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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