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Raj municipality officer arrested over graft

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Press Trust of India Jaipur

An officer working in the Sangaria municipality in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan was today arrested by the anti-corruption bureau for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5,000.

Sandeep Vishnoi, working as the executive officer at the municipality, was caught red-handed by the bureau officials.

According to the officials, the accused had asked money from the complainant for not initiating a probe into the latter's illegal construction activities.

A middleman in the case, Vinod Kumar, has also been arrested in the case, they said.

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First Published: Mar 23 2018 | 5:21 PM IST

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