lokayukta nabs Shivpuri ADM for taking bribe

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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.

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