Panchayat official caught taking bribe
The complainant, Md Najmer Alam, said his land had been acquired for a dam construction project. "To process the compensation, Amin Niranjan Kumar repeatedly demanded money. He told me, 'You won't get compensation until you pay a bribe,'" Alam alleged.
As the matter escalated, Alam and several villagers lodged a formal complaint with the VIB.
Following this, a trap was laid. "According to the plan, as soon as Amin accepted the Rs 1 lakh bribe near the bus stand, the team caught him red-handed," said Sanjay Kumar, DSP, VIB.
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