Ujjain (MP), Jan 31 (PTI) An official from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15,000 on Friday, police said.

Officials from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) caught Manish Lalawat, an assistant accounts officer, while he accepted the bribe amount in Alot town, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amit Batti said.

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He said Lalawat had allegedly demanded a bribe to clear Rs 2 lakh payment to the complainant, a beneficiary of the Nandan Faloddyan Yojana.

The official said the accused demanded an 8 per cent commission to clear the payment.

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