A clerk at the Labour Department was caught red-handed by sleuths at the Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000, officials said today.
Based on a complaint filed by Tej Bahadur, a shopkeeper at Harpur area, two days ago, a case was registered, they said.
In his complaint, Bahadur had accused the clerk, identified as Yashwant Singh, of demanding a bribe of Rs 5,000.
A team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau led by Inspector J P Pandey laid a trap and caught the clerk red-handed while accepting the bribe.
"Accused Yashwant Singh has been arrested while taking bribe and case against him has been registered under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988," Pandey said.
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