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RTI activists arrested on charges of extortion

Kolhapur, Jun 24 (UNI) Local Crime Branch (LCB) police team on Tuesday arrested a Right to Information(RTI) activist and his colleagues on charges of demanding Rs 20 lakh as extortion from a medical equipment supplier.
The case pertains to Kagal near Laxmi Tekadi on the Pune- Bangalore national highway.
According to LCB press release, RTI activist Jayraj Bhimrao Koli had booked complaints against Ajinkya Patil, a supplier of medical equipment to Chhatrapati Pramila Raje civil hospital. Patil was subsequently arrested.
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