RAS officer, middlemen arrested for taking bribe

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Apr 27 2016 | 10:48 PM IST
An RAS officer was today arrested with his two middleman by Anti Corruption bureau of Rajasthan Police for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 40,000 for regularising a residential plot in Ajmer.
K K Goyal, Deputy Commissioner of Ajmer Development Authority, had demanded the bribe from one Fehjaan Hussain to regularise the plot.
The matter was pending with the officer for the last one and a half year.
The complainant came in contact with his middleman Rohit Jain who demanded Rs 60,000 for the work.
"During verification of the complaint, Jain took Rs 20,000 from the complainant and handed over to the officer.
After the verification, a trap was laid today and the officer, his middlemen Jain and Vinod Joshi were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe,"IG ACB Dinesh M N said here.
He said the trio was placed under arrest.
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First Published: Apr 27 2016 | 10:48 PM IST

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