Pension department officer caught taking Rs 10,000-bribe in Jaipur

A pension department officer was caught taking bribe of Rs 10,000 here on Wednesday, police said.

Assistant Accounts Officer Amit Pareek had demanded Rs 10,000 from a retired government employee for pension related work, Anti Corruption Bureau officials said.

After verifying the complaint against Pareek, the ACB laid a trap and caught him, they said.

Pareek has been arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act, officials said.