MP govt official held while accepting bribe

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Press Trust of India Shahdol(MP)
Last Updated : Feb 26 2013 | 6:20 PM IST
A Superintendent of Land Records Office was today caught red-handed by Lokayukta Police while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.
Acting on a tip-off, Lokayukta Police caught the superintendent, L J Ahirwar, while he was accepting Rs 10,000 from Suresh Jaiswal for making amendments in the map of a land, official sources said.
Ahirwar was subsequently arrested and a case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him, they said.
The Land-Records Office is situated in the district Collectorate premises.

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First Published: Feb 26 2013 | 6:20 PM IST

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