New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Three DTC employees were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000, officials said on Friday.

The accused have been identified as Ravi Kasana, a resident of Faridabad, Lalit Yadav and Sita Ram, residents of Govindpuri, they said.

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On Friday, a person visited the office of the anti-corruption branch and informed that he works as a contractual DTC bus driver in Kalkaji bus depot, a senior police officer said.

The complainant said that depot manager Kasana was asking for a bribe of Rs 50,000 for managing a fake complaint against him, the officer said.

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He alleged that Kasana was demanding the bribe through driver Yadav and conductor Ram. After negotiation, the accused reduced the bribe amount to Rs 30,000, the officer said.

Following this, a raid was conducted at the bus depot and the three men were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe money from the complainant, Deputy Commissioner of Police (ACB) Shweta Singh Chauhan said.

The bribe amount was recovered from Kasana. A case has been registered and all the accused were arrested, she said.

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