Two Phaltan Lawyers Caught Red-Handed in ACB Trap

Satara, Nov 7 ( UNI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught two lawyers red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 allegedly demanded in the name of a court clerk for helping a litigant in a judicial matter. The action was carried out in the premises of the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Phaltan. The accused have been identified as Nitin Vilasrao Bhoite (45), a panel advocate appointed by the Phaltan Taluka Legal Services Committee, and private lawyer Azeem Salim Metkari (34). Both are residents of Phaltan. According to the ACB, a criminal case had been registered against…