The Special Police Establishment of lokayukta on Thursday caught an assistant clerk of Madhya Pradesh Housing Board (MPHB) red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 for transfer of ownership of property.
According to the police, complainant Alok Shukla of Shayadri Parisar at Bhadbhada road had applied for the transfer of ownership of property which belonged to his mother. When the case regarding the transfer went to Narendra Pai, he demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 from Shukla.
Out of the Rs 10,000 Shukla had already paid Rs 5000 considering that the property would be transferred in this amount, but when the demand continued for few days, harassed Shukla approached lokayukta police and lodged a complaint.
The complaint was lodged the complaint with the lokayukta on Tuesday and the police planned a trap on Thursday. Shukla was sent with the demanded money to the office at Paryavas Bhavan and while the accused was accepting money he was caught red-handed by the lokayukta officials.
Police said, in the year 2007 Shukla bought a flat at Shayadri Parisar in his mother’s name and few months ago, to transfer the property and to obtain ownership he applied at the MPHB office at Paryavas Bhavan where he was asked to pay Rs 10,000 as bribe.
The police have registered a case under sections 7 and 13 (1) (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and started further investigation. Since, the accused officer is a government servant, the police released him on personal bond.