India News | MP Cooperative Department Staffer Held for Bribery
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Madhya Pradesh cooperative department employee was held on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Jabalpur, a Lokayukta police official said.
Jabalpur, Feb 6 (PTI) A Madhya Pradesh cooperative department employee was held on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Jabalpur, a Lokayukta police official said.
The accused, a reader in the department, had sought a bribe from a man to issue his appointment order as manager of an establishment under the department, Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police Surekha Parmar told PTI.
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"He was held in his office in Civic Centre locality here in a trap laid by us. He has been booked under Prevention of Corruption Act," Parmar said.
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