Special Police Establishment of Lokayukta team nabbed Steno of the Inspector General Registration Office accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000, Steno had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the victim after he made a complaint against his brother for obtaining a fake land ownership certificate.
The victim, Mohammad Haroon, a resident of Ratangarh, Neemuch, submitted a complaint to the Lokayukta office on February 27.
He said that his elder brother Altafuddin, after meeting Secretary of Gram Panchayat Umar, got his house built on government land registered with his wife Taslim Bano by issuing a fake land ownership certificate. The complaint was made to the local administration, but no hearing. Thereafter, Haroon applied for action against the accused at the Inspector General Registration Office, Bhopal on February 17.
On which Sunny Katare, steno of the complaint branch of the registration office, demanded Rs 50000 and steno Jitendra Thakur was also involved in demanding bribe along with Sunny Katare.
Jeetendra fixed the deal for Rs 6000. Took the first installment of 3 thousand rupees. To give Rs 3000 the next day on March 1, as soon as the accused Sunny Katare took Rs 3,000, the Lokayukta team caught him red-handed. The accused started trying to throw the money.
The accused was booked under Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation has been started and his department has been informed regarding the accepting of bribes and further action would be taken by concerned officials.