Development Officer, two clerks arrested on bribe charges

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Feb 04 2015 | 8:25 PM IST
A development officer of Banswara district and two clerks were today arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor in a raid conducted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The accused Mukesh Gaur, two clerks Chandulal Srimali and Sanjay Rebari were arrested red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the contractor whose road constructions' bill worth Rs 4.10 lakh was pending, an ACB spokesman said.
The accused had demanded a sum of Rs 1.25 lakh for passing the bills, and of which they had received Rs 25,000 for verification of documents, the spokesman said.
A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the trio.
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First Published: Feb 04 2015 | 8:25 PM IST

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