Latest News | Excise Officer Arrested for Taking Rs 1.7 Lakh Bribe

Jaipur, Jul 27 (PTI) A team of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested the district excise officer of Dausa while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.7 lakh, officials said here on Saturday.

Director General of ACB Ravi Prakash Meharda said that Kailash Chandra Prajapati had demanded Rs 1.8 lakh from a person to allow him to smoothly operate his three liquor shops in Dausa.

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After verification of the person's complaint, the ACB team, Jaipur (Rural) trapped the accused officer in Jaipur while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.7 lakh from the complainant, Meharda said.

Prajapati was arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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