Cashier arrested by ACB while accepting bribe

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Press Trust of India Medininagar (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Jun 09 2017 | 8:02 PM IST
The Anti- Corruption Bureau today arrested a cashier working under Rural Development department, while accepting a bribe in Palamau district today, ACB sources said.
Cashier Ajaybhan Singh was arrested while he was accepting Rs 7000 bribe from a complainant, Santu Singh, who has registered a complain in this regard with ACB, the sources said.
In his complaint, Santu Singh had said that the cashier was demanding for bribe in lieu of proposed construction of a boundary wall of Sarna-sthal (place of worship of tribal community) in Ghutwa village under Lesligunj block of Palamau district.
Accordingly, the ACB team laid a trap and arrested Ajaybhan while he was accepting the bribe.

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First Published: Jun 09 2017 | 8:02 PM IST

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