The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught red-handed an Assistant Grade-III employee while taking a bribe of Rs 2,500 from a colleague Grade-IV employee for approving his application related to the General Pension Fund (GPF).
ACB Superintendent of Police Pankaj Chandra told The Pioneer that Deepak Kumar Yadav, posted at the office of Deputy Director of Veterinary Services in Bilaspur district’s Janjgir-Champa, has been arrested.
The Grade-IV employee had complained to ACB Bilaspur.
The complainant said that he handed over an application seeking approval for withdrawing GPF amount of Rs 1 lakh for the medical treatment of his wife.
Yadav demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000, failing which he said his application won't be passed.
The complainant on Tuesday at 1.45 pm went to pay Yadav Rs 2,500 as the first instalment of the bribe amount. ACB sleuths caught him while taking the bribe and recovered the bribe money.