India News | Food Department Officer Arrested for Taking Bribe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A food department officer was arrested here while taking a bribe in exchange for making a license for a meat shop, a senior official said on Thursday.
Shahjahanpur (UP), Dec 15 (PTI) A food department officer was arrested here while taking a bribe in exchange for making a license for a meat shop, a senior official said on Thursday.
Vijay Kumar Verma, posted as the officer incharge in the Food Safety and Drug Administration's office in Shahjahanpur had demanded a bribe of Rs 12,000 from one Qayoom in the name of making a license for a meat shop, Inspector of Bareilly's vigilance establishment police station, Paan Singh Adhikari told PTI.
On the complaint, the vigilance establishment team on Thursday arrested Verma red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 12,000 from Qayoom.
The team has registered a case against Verma under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, he added.
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