Vig arrests two officials in Jamui for accepting bribe
The arrested officials were identified as Rajiv Kumar, fisheries development officer and Abhay Kumar, district extension officer. The officials were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a beneficiary of a fish farming scheme.
The action followed a complaint by Tulsi Yadav, a resident of Bhelwa Mohanpur village in Sono block, who alleged that the officials demanded Rs 1.5 lakh from the govt grant amount deposited in his account.
After verifying the complaint's authenticity, the vigilance team laid a trap and caught both officials accepting the first instalment of Rs 50,000. Both the accused officials were taken into custody.
Deputy superintendent of police (vigilance) Satyendra Ram said, "The complainant negotiated to pay the demanded amount in three instalments of Rs 50,000 each, as he couldn't afford to pay Rs 1.5 lakh at once. The officials were arrested while accepting the first instalment."
He further said that the accused are at present being interrogated and they will be shifted to Patna for further investigation after completing necessary formalities.
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