The assistant- Ramesh Chandra Suryavanshi (59), posted in Badnawar town's tehsildar office was caught red-handed taking Rs 6,000 bribe from a farmer, Dinesh Dabi, Lokayukta DSP V S Parihar told reporters.
Only eight months were left for Suryavanshi's retirement, he said.
Parihar informed that a case related to division of ancestral land was pending in the tehsildar's court and the assistant had demanded money for a decision in Dabi's favour.
Acting on the complaint, Lokayukta police laid a trap and caught Suryavanshi red-handed.