An inspector of the Grocery Markets & Shops Board (Mathadi Board) and a private security guard were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Navi Mumbai unit for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 43,000 bribe from an auto-rickshaw driver for issuing an official Mathadi worker registration receipt, officials said.

The accused have been identified as Bharat Rajaram Kadam (56), an Inspector-in-Charge (Class III) at the Grocery Markets & Shops Board office at APMC Market, Turbhe, and Vijay Narayan Pawar (38), a private security guard posted at the same office.