MP: Bank Manager, Revenue Official Booked For Accepting Bribes

The complainant Babu Singh has alleged that Chauhan had demanded Rs 10,000 from him to release a loan of Rs 2.73 lakh sanctioned in December last year, the official said.

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Updated on: 11 March 2022 4:29 pm

Officials booked for bribery in MP. (Representational image)

A bank manager and a revenue official were on Friday caught red-handed while accepting bribes in separate operations by the Lokayukta police in Ujjain and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh, an official said.?
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Based on a complaint, Mangilal Chauhan, the manager of Central Bank of India's Alot branch in Ujjain, was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, Ujjain Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Anil Vishwakarma said.?
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The complainant Babu Singh has alleged that Chauhan had demanded Rs 10,000 from him to release a loan of Rs 2.73 lakh sanctioned in December last year, the official said. ? ?
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A trap was laid, and Chauhan was caught red-handed while accepting the sum from the complainant, he added.?In a similar operation, the Lokayukta police arrested revenue official Kaushal Kishore Rajput while taking a bribe of Rs 15,000 at his office in Dhanaura Tehsil headquarters in Seoni, Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police J P Verma said.
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According to the complainant Sheikh Peer Querashi, the official had demanded Rs 15,000 from him to update government land records in his name after demarking a family property. The accused in both cases have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, it was stated.?

With PTI inputs.