India News | Rajasthan: Relative of Urban Local Body Chairman Held for Collecting Bribe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a relative of the chairman of an urban local body in Chittorgarh district for collecting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh, officials said.
Jaipur, May 25 (PTI) Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a relative of the chairman of an urban local body in Chittorgarh district for collecting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh, officials said.
The chairman of the urban local body (ULB) of Badi Sadri, Nirmal Pitliya, who had originally demanded the bribe from a contractor, is on the run, they said.
A complaint was received that Pitliya had demanded Rs 2 lakh as commission from a contractor for passing bills for the work done, ACB DGP B L Soni said in a statement.
Acting on the complaint, the ACB arrested Pitliya's relative Kush Sharma while he was withdrawing Rs 2 lakh cash from a bank on Tuesday, he said.
Pitliya fled after learning about the ACB action and efforts are being made to trace him, he said.
A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the officials said.
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