APMC Official Held for Alleged Corruption

APMC director Sanjay Pansare arrested for corruption. He allegedly defrauded over Rs. 7 crore in a toilet construction contract at Vashi APMC. Pansare is the third arrest in the case, following previous arrests of an official and two contractors.

A director of the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) at Vashi was on Wednesday arrested by Navi Mumbai police in a corruption case, an official said.

Sanjay Pansare, the accused, was allegedly involved in a scam concerning a contract to build toilets at the APMC.

The alleged scam caused a loss of more than Rs 7 crore to the APMC, as per the FIR. The Navi Mumbai crime branch has already arrested an official and two contractors in the case.

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