Land Records official caught taking bribe

A Land Records official was today caught while accepting bribe in lieu of providing a requisitioned document to a local resident by Lokayukta sleuths here, police said.

Land Records Office Assistant Superintendent, Ved Kumar Pandya, had asked for bribe from Kapil Baheti, who required a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for constructing a house, Lokayukta's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) V S Parihar said.

The accused had taken Rs 1,500 from the victim earlier, who approached the police, he said.

He was today caught red-handed while taking Rs 3,500 from the complainant, the DSP said.

A case would be registered under Prevention of Corruption Act, he said, adding further investigation is on.