India News | Nagpur: Education Dept Head Clerk Held for Rs 50,000 Bribery

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A head clerk in the education department was arrested on Tuesday in Nagpur for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.

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Nagpur, Jul 7 (PTI) A head clerk in the education department was arrested on Tuesday in Nagpur for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.

He identified the clerk as Upendra Sharadchandra Shrivastav (52).

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"The complainant is a peon in a school in Nanda village. He was asked to pay Rs 50,000 by Shrivastav, who is attached to the deputy director's office, for clearing a form. We laid a trap and held Shrivastav from Balaji Nagar Chowk," he added.

A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered at Hudkeshwar police station, he said.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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