Patna: An additional public prosecutor and a circle officer were arrested by the Bihar Vigilance Bureau today from Sitamarhi and Nalanda districts while accepting bribe.
According to a report from Sitamarhi, vigilance sleuths arrested Satyendra Kumar Tiwari, additional public prosecutor at the district court. He was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 21,000.
Deputy SP, Vigilance, Maharaja Kanishk Kumar Singh, who led the vigilance team which laid the trap, said Tiwari had demanded the sum from an accused in a case with the promise of helping him out.
A report from Nalanda district said circle officer of Hilsa, Subodh Kumar, was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
Deputy SP Gopal Paswan, who led the vigilance team which carried out the operation, said a complaint was received from Rinku Devi, resident of a village, that the official had demanded bribe for mutation of a piece of land. PTI
