Dumka, Oct 16 (PTI) The civil surgeon officer of Jharkhand’s Deoghar district was caught on Wednesday while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 70,000, an officer of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
The accused, Dr Ranjan Sinha, was arrested on the basis of a complaint filed by the owner of a nursing home, said SP of ACB (Dumka) Sahdeo Saw.
The complainant alleged that Sinha demanded Rs 1 lakh as a bribe to renew the licence of his nursing home, he said.
Instead of paying the bribe, he lodged a complaint with the ACB, which laid a trap and caught the officer red-handed while allegedly accepting a part of the money, he added.
A case was registered and an investigation is underway, the SP said. PTI CORR BS SOM
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