Sleuths of special police establishment (SPE), lokayukta on Saturday arrested Shivpuri additional district magistrate (ADM) while accepting bribe of Rs10,000 from a businessman for releasing license for stone mining.
SPE, lokayukta inspector RB Sharma informed that ADM ZU Sheikh was demanding Rs30,000 from a businessman Divakar Agrawal, a resident of Picchore for releasing his licence.
Agrawal lodged complaint at SPE, lokayukta. Following complaint, lokayukta team laid a trap and caught the ADM red-handed while accepting bribe.
lokayukta police also arrested Ramgopal Rathore, clerk, mining department. Sheikh and Rathore were arrested under section for Prevention of Corruption Act.