The Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the lokayukta nabbed clerk (Assistant Grade 3) of Bima Hospital accepting Rs 25,000 cash to facilitate payment of arrears of staff nurse.
According to the lokayukta officials, the accused clerk (Assistant Grade 3) Satyanarayan Soni was caught accepting bribe of Rs 25000 from staff nurse Nirmala Soni.
The victim provided Rs 25000 for release of arrears of salary but the accused continued to ask for money from the time he was contacted by victim for the payment. The victim got annoyed and after which the victim lodged a complaint with the SPE Lokayukta.
Nirmala lodged complaint with the Lokayukta on July 13 and on Friday when the accused was accepting bribe lokayukta officials and they seized currency notes were provided by the victim.
Lokayukta Inspector Basant Shrivastava told that victim had due arrears of Rs 2. 06 lakh and on July 8 accused clerk asked for Rs 25000 for facilitating the work.
The accused claimed that he had not demanded or accepted bribe and it was borrowed money which Nirmala was returning.
A case was registered under Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation into the matter has been started.
The victim works as staff nurse in the same hospital where accused is posted as clerk.Details regarding the accused of obtaining money from bribe or other means illegally are under investigation.