Patwari arrested in C'garh while taking bribe

Apatwari(revenue official) was todayarrestedby the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting abribeof Rs 15,000 in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar district.

Sukhiram Sahu (57), posted at Sitapar village under Palari tehsil, was caught red-handed while accepting bribe from the complainant Omprakash Singh Thakur for providing land-related documents, an ACB official told PTI.

Thakur wanted to sell one acre of his ancestral land for which he needed B-1 'khasra' and land map documents.

Sahu demanded Rs 17,000 for providing the documents and took Rs 2,000, asking Thakur to come with the rest of amount to his office-cum-residence at Balodabazar today.

As Thakur lodged a complaint with ACB, a trap was laid at Sahu's house and he was arrested today.
 

A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, was registered. Further probe is on.