An excise officer was arrested on Tuesday for accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officer said.
The accused patrolling officer-- Prithvi Singh Rajput was posted in the district's Nawalgarh town and had demanded the bribe as a monthly payment from the complainant, Rajkumar Jat, for letting him operate in his area, ACB Inspector Shabbir Khan said.
A case has been registered against the accused under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act.
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