India News | Gujarat: Assistant Labour Commissioner Held for Taking Rs 20,000 Bribe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A class-1 officer was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at his office in Palanpur city in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, an official said.
Palanpur, Mar 7 (PTI) A class-1 officer was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at his office in Palanpur city in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, an official said.
The accused Ashok Modi, an assistant labour commissioner, had demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 to issue a labour licence to the complainant, at the rate of Rs 100 per labourer, the ACB said in a release.
He was arrested at his office.
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