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.
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).
"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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