Pune: Deputy collector of Pune Shripati More and his aide, Ramchandra Kharade, who had authorized a bribe of Rs 15,000 on behalf of the previous, were remanded in police custody till March 13 by means of a different court right here on Friday.
More, who works in Pune land information office, had demanded the cash from a farmer for giving a “favourable judgment” in a land dispute case on Thursday.
A search conducted by means of the anti-corruption bureau at More’s flat at Vadgaonsheri resulted in recovery of Rs 38.33 lakh. The ACB also conducted searches at More’s every other flat in Solapur, however not anything incriminating used to be discovered.
Pressing for police custody, further public prosecutor Premkumar Agarwal steered for sufficient time to the ACB to interrogate More to find out whether or not the cash seized from his space used to be from legal supply of source of revenue and also how he came involved with Kharade. Agarwal also sought time to find out whether or not extra other folks were involved within the case.
Opposing the prosecution’s plea, defence lawyer Suhas Kolhe submitted that the custodial interrogation of More and Kharade used to be no longer needed as the ACB had recovered the bribe of Rs 15,000 and finished investigations within the case.
On the recovery of over Rs 38.33 lakh, Kolhe said the ACB has no longer registered a case towards More for possessing belongings disproportionate to his known resources of source of revenue. He pleaded judicial custody for either one of them. On hearing both the edges, the court remanded them in police custody enabling the ACB to conduct an intensive investigation.
More, who works in Pune land information office, had demanded the cash from a farmer for giving a “favourable judgment” in a land dispute case on Thursday.
A search conducted by means of the anti-corruption bureau at More’s flat at Vadgaonsheri resulted in recovery of Rs 38.33 lakh. The ACB also conducted searches at More’s every other flat in Solapur, however not anything incriminating used to be discovered.
Pressing for police custody, further public prosecutor Premkumar Agarwal steered for sufficient time to the ACB to interrogate More to find out whether or not the cash seized from his space used to be from legal supply of source of revenue and also how he came involved with Kharade. Agarwal also sought time to find out whether or not extra other folks were involved within the case.
Opposing the prosecution’s plea, defence lawyer Suhas Kolhe submitted that the custodial interrogation of More and Kharade used to be no longer needed as the ACB had recovered the bribe of Rs 15,000 and finished investigations within the case.
On the recovery of over Rs 38.33 lakh, Kolhe said the ACB has no longer registered a case towards More for possessing belongings disproportionate to his known resources of source of revenue. He pleaded judicial custody for either one of them. On hearing both the edges, the court remanded them in police custody enabling the ACB to conduct an intensive investigation.
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