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Jharkhand News: ACB arrests Rojgar Sevak in Giridih for taking bribe

SUBHASH MISHRA   Dhanbad, May 28: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Dhanbad wing arrested Rajesh Kumar, a Rojgar Sevak, on Wednesday while accepting…

Jharkhand News: ACB arrests Rojgar Sevak in Giridih for taking bribe

SUBHASH MISHRA

 

Dhanbad, May 28: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Dhanbad wing arrested Rajesh Kumar, a Rojgar Sevak, on Wednesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from an MNREGA beneficiary in Jamua block, Giridih, located about 25 km from the district headquarters.

According to ACB officials, Rajesh Kumar was caught red-handed in the Sakardiha area of Jamua block between 11:30 am and 12 noon.

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He had demanded Rs 5,000 from the beneficiary to process the beneficiary’s MNREGA payment.

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The beneficiary reported the bribery demand to the ACB Dhanbad team. After verifying the allegation, the officials arranged for the beneficiary to approach Rajesh Kumar with the bribe money.

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As soon as Rajesh Kumar accepted the amount, the waiting ACB team arrested him on the spot. The team then took him to the block office and conducted a search.

A Jamua block official stated that the Block Development Officer (BDO) had transferred Rajesh Kumar to Tikamgaha Panchayat about a month ago, but he had not yet reported for duty.

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