Kota: A special unit of the Anti Corruption
Bureau in Kota has arrested a Revenue official for allegedly
accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500, a ACB official said today.
The accused, Rakesh Meena was posted at Eklera Revenue
office in Jhalawar district.
The arrest was made yesterday after a resident of
Jhalawar district had lodged a complaint with the ACB against
Meena, the Inspector of special unit of ACB, Kota, Ramesh Arya
said.
According to the complainant, Meena had demanded a bribe
of Rs 3,000 with a threat to notify one bigha of land
possessed by him into five bigas and to charge the penalty for
the same.
The ACB has also recovered some bank passbooks and other
papers from his residence, Arya said, adding further
investigation into the matter is underway.
The accused official would be produced before the ACB
court in Kota today, Arya said.
Meena is the district president of the Jhalawar Patwar
Sangh.
PTI
