The Maharashtra ATS, in a joint operation with the Andhra Pradesh Police, arrested a man from Malegaon in Nashik district for alleged anti-national activities, officials said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

The accused, identified as Tausif Shaikh, was apprehended from Malegaon on Monday. He was wanted in a case registered in Andhra Pradesh, an official from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said, reported PTI.

Shaikh was allegedly “spreading radical propaganda against the country” and was in contact with some foreign nationals, according to the official.

A couple of persons were arrested in the case earlier by the Andhra Pradesh Police, and Shaikh was among the wanted accused, he said, reported PTI.

The Andhra Pradesh Police got a specific lead about Shaikh, following which they informed the Maharashtra ATS. On Monday, they conducted a joint operation in Malegaon and arrested the accused, the official said.

MHADA executive engineer caught taking bribe of Rs 40,000

In another case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested an executive engineer of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) while accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000, an official said, reported PTI.

Ranjit Balasaheb Chavan (50), who works in the civil engineering department of MHADA`s Bandra division, was caught on October 9, the ACB official said, reported PTI.

According to the anti-graft body, Chavan had initially demanded Rs 4 lakh to spare a person who had built an unauthorised structure at his house and runs a paying guest business. He then brought it down to Rs 2 lakh, reported PTI.

The 62-year-old man alerted the ACB as he didn`t want to pay the bribe.

After verifying the complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught Chavan red-handed while accepting the first instalment of Rs 40,000 from the complainant, the official said, reported PTI.

A case has been registered against Chavan under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case against 10 students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences for allegedly holding an event to mark the death anniversary of former DU professor G N Saibaba on the TISS campus, officials said on Tuesday, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)

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