Shahjahanpur (UP), Mar 23 (PTI) A team from the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Corruption Organization on Monday arrested a Fisheries Inspector here for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, a senior official said.
According to police, the accused, Pooranlal, demanded a bribe in exchange for facilitating the formation of a co-operative society.
The complainant, Rajesh Kumar, from Saidpur village in the Puwayan area, met with the fisheries inspector regarding the formation of a fisheries cooperative society, during which Pooranlal demanded Rs 10,000.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Dwivedi said Kumar then approached the anti-corruption organization and lodged a formal complaint.
Based on the complaint, the team on Monday arrested the fisheries inspector while he was accepting the bribe outside the venue of the ‘Tehsil Diwas’ event in Tilhar, the officer said. PTI COR NAV OZ OZ
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