Bhopal, Jan 10 (PTI) A sub divisional officer from Sagar and a patwari from Ujjain were held in Madhya Pradesh on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes, officials said.

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In the first case, Public Works Department (PWD) SDO Mulayam Prasad Ahirwar was caught while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in his office in Sagar to clear bills of a contractor connected to construction of indoor stadiums in Khurai and Malthone towns, the Lokayukta's Superintendent of Police Rameshwar Singh Yadav said.

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In another trap, patwari Mahendra Dargode was caught while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 in a private office in Mahidpur in Ujjain for issuing a land document, EOW Deputy Superintendent of Police Ajay Kaithwas said.

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