An officer of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board was caught in the net of the Jalgaon Anti-Corruption Department on Wednesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 and was arrested.

During a search conducted at the office, Rs 2 lakh 26 thousand was found in his handbag, while Rs 4 lakh 53 thousand was found in a search conducted at his home, the Anti-Corruption Office said today.

According to the information provided by the office, Rajendra Pandurang Suryavanshi is working as a Class-2 officer in the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board here. The complainant in this case is a manager in a hospital in Raver, and his hospital had applied for a certificate related to hospital biowaste on March 16, 2025.

The concerned officer had made mistakes in this application. Later, the concerned ap

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