India News | Rajasthan ACB Arrests Junior Assistant on Bribery Charges

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday arrested a junior assistant working in Bikaner Development Authority for accepting a bribe to issue approval for house construction, an official said.

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Bikaner, Jul 11 (PTI) Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday arrested a junior assistant working in Bikaner Development Authority for accepting a bribe to issue approval for house construction, an official said.

The complainant had sought permission for house construction from the authority and the accused employee Naurang Lal demanded the bribe of Rs 7,000. The matter settled at Rs 5,000 and the accused was caught red-handed on Saturday while accepting the bribe, an ACB official said.

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Lal has been arrested under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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