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Municipality revenue officer held for accepting bribe

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Press Trust of India Machilipatnam
A municipality Revenue officer was arrested by ACB today for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from a councillor in his office here.

The officer, identified as Srinivas, had demanded money from the complainant who wanted to change the name on a land title, said ACB DSP V. Gopalakrishna.

Following a complaint, a trap was laid and Srinivas was caught red handed.

He was arrested and a case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him, Gopalkrishna added.

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First Published: Jun 15 2016 | 8:32 PM IST

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