Sidhi (MP), Sep 27 (PTI) An official of the public works department (PWD) was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 at his office in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Tuesday, Lokayukta police said.

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D K Singh, an executive engineer of the PWD department, had demanded 10 per cent commission to clear a bill of Rs 20 lakh of a contractor and had already taken Rs 10,000 as advance, an official said.

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Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap and caught Singh red handed while he was accepting Rs 50,000 from the complainant at his office in the evening, Lokayukta Rewa inspector Zia-ul-Haq said.

A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered and further investigations are underway in the matter, he added.

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