Jaipur Municipal Corporation official held for taking bribe

  • | Friday | 20th July, 2018

The ACB will also peruse documents of her office to build a strong case," the official said. JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan police on Thursday arrested an assistant revenue officer (ARO) of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.Sangeeta Jain, posted in Mansarovar area zone of the civic body was trapped by ACB sleuths while accepting the bribe. She had demanded Rs 20,000 for settling a case pertaining to urban development tax refund from a factory director, an official said, adding Jain had already taken Rs 25,000 from the complainant. "The director of the factory had filed a complaint against Jain, we verified the allegations levelled by the complainant through technical and ground investigation. A trap was laid to arrest the accused with the bribe money inside her office on Thursday," the official said, adding that currency notes were seized quickly for evidence.The ACB booked Jain under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) "We are currently interrogating her; she will be produced before the court.

JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan police on Thursday arrested an assistant revenue officer (ARO) of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.Sangeeta Jain, posted in Mansarovar area zone of the civic body was trapped by ACB sleuths while accepting the bribe. She had demanded Rs 20,000 for settling a case pertaining to urban development tax refund from a factory director, an official said, adding Jain had already taken Rs 25,000 from the complainant."The director of the factory had filed a complaint against Jain, we verified the allegations levelled by the complainant through technical and ground investigation. A trap was laid to arrest the accused with the bribe money inside her office on Thursday," the official said, adding that currency notes were seized quickly for evidence.The ACB booked Jain under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) "We are currently interrogating her; she will be produced before the court. The ACB will also peruse documents of her office to build a strong case," the official said.

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