Panchayat secretary in Bihar held on graft charge

A panchayat secretary was today arrested on graft charges after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe in the East Champaran district of Bihar.

Acting on a complaint, a vigilance team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Kaniskh Kumar Singh laid a trap and caught Phenhara panchayat secretary Surendera Prasad Yadav while he was taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from one Shyam Kishore Singh for releasing the arrear of his teacher brother-in-law, official sources said.

Shyam Singh's brother-in-law is a contractual teacher at a primary school in Phenhara.

Shyam had lodged a complaint against Yadav with the vigilance department, the sources said.