Rajasthan: ACB arrests officer while accepting Rs 20,000 bribe in Bundi

JAIPUR: Acting on the directions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Headquarters, the ACB unit, Bundi, on Tuesday, conducted a successful trap operation and arrested Devraj Meena, Progress Extension Officer, Hindoli Panchayat Samiti, Bundi district, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.

Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Govind Gupta, informed that a complaint was received at the ACB outpost, Bundi, alleging that Devraj Meena, in connivance with Piyush Kumar Jain, Development Officer, Hindoli Panchayat Samiti, was demanding a bribe of Rs 35,000 from the complainant for inspecting Badgaon Gram Panchayat.

During the operation, the accused Devraj Meena was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 20,000 as part of the demanded bribe from the complainant, allegedly on behalf of Development Officer Piyush Kumar Jain. The bribe amount was recovered from the rack of the table placed in front of the