The Special Police Establishment (SPE) of lokayukta here on Thursday nabbed a clerk posted at Executive Engineers Office of Public Health and Engineering Department red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs2000 for clearing a gratuity of Rs1.25 lakh. The victim Abhay Kumar Deolia lodged a complaint with the lokayukta police regarding the bribe demanded by Rakesh Thakur.
The victim’s grandfather Rishab Deolia who was posted as a class IV employee with the PHE department had a pending gratuity fund of Rs1.25 lakh and the matter was handled by Rakesh Thakur. When the victim had gone to meet Thakur he resorted to several excuses and demanded different documents. Few days ago Thakur demanded Rs2000 to release the funds.
Earlier the victim was harassed by the accused on the matter of clearing the funds but later the victim decided to lodge a complaint with the lokayukta after the accused demanded bribe.
The victim lodged a complaint with the lokayukta and claimed that a clerk posted with the PHE department has demanded bribe to clear gratuity funds. After receiving the complaint trap was laid for the accused. On Thursday the victim was told to provide Rs2000 to the accused at his office and while he was accepting bribe the lokayukta officials nabbed the accused red handed.
A case under section 7and 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered by the lokaykta. The accused was suspended after he was caught red handed by the lokayukta.