Three members of a Central-government appointed committee were arrested here by the Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths for allegedly accepting Rs. 1.70 lakh as bribe from a civic official to give a positive feedback to the city for ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ works.

Shailesh Purushottam Bajania, Vijay Joshi and Govind Ghimare, all residents of Gujarat, were in the city to inspect sanitation works carried out by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). After inspection, they demanded a bribe of Rs. 2.5 lakh from AMC officer Jayashree Kulkarni to file a positive report, ACB Superintendent of Police Shrikant Paropkari said on Sunday.

Ms. Kulkarni negotiated for Rs. 1.70 lakh as she was threatened by the accused that the AMC would be given negative rating. She filed a complaint with the ACB sleuths and a trap was laid at a city hotel on Saturday, the senior officer said. — PTI