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Employment officer held in a bribery case

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Press Trust of India Visakhapatnam (AP)
Last Updated : Mar 15 2016 | 11:22 PM IST
A junior employment officer at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employment exchange at Gajuwaka near here, was today caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh, the ACB said.
The accused was identified as K Suresh Kumar, the anti-graft agency said.
"Jayaprakash had approached the employment officer to transfer the R-card of his father in his name. But Suresh Kumar sought Rs 1.5 lakh from him to complete the task. R-cards are given to the displaced families, whose lands were acquired for the development of Visakhapatnam steel plant," ACB DSP K Ramakrishna Prasad said.
After complainant's tip-off, a trap was laid and Suresh Kumar was caught accpeting the money from the complainant at the exchange.
Suresh Kumar was produced in a local court, which remanded him in ACB custody.
The residence of the accused and other places are also being searched, the officer added.

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First Published: Mar 15 2016 | 11:22 PM IST

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