Medininagar (Jharkhand), Mar 10 (PTI) The District Fisheries Officer of Palamu was on Thursday suspended by the Jharkhand government for allegedly taking bribes from beneficiaries for releasing payment under a welfare scheme, an official said.

A notification issued by the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative Department said Virendra Kumar Sinha, the District Fisheries Officer of Palamu has been suspended, the official said.

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Some days back a video went viral on social media in which Sinha was purportedly shown accepting bribe from beneficiaries for releasing payment under the welfare scheme.

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