Jamnagar, Oct 23 (PTI) A deputy mamlatdar posted in Jamnagar in Gujarat was arrested on Saturday by the state Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a shopkeeper, an official said.

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He had demanded Rs 10,000 from the shopkeeper to facilitate the issuing of a licence to sell firecrackers ahead of Diwali, the official said.

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"Deputy Mamlatdar Chetan Upadhyay was held in Gokulnagar area while accepting the bribe amount and was charged under Prevention of Corruption Act provisions. He was also caught accepting a bribe when he was posted in Darbargadh zonal office earlier. He was suspended at the time but then reinstated," the official informed.

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