An accounts officer with the finance department of Nagpur Zilla Parishad was caught red- handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau of police while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 4,500 on Wednesday.
A contractor had filed a complaint against accounts officer Sudam Pangul, alleging that he had demanded Rs 4,500 to clear his bills for various works in Mouda area.
The ACB officials laid a trap and arrested the official. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against Pangul at Sadar police station.
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