The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) nabbed a Tehsildar for allegedly accepting bribe to the tune ofRs1 lakh in Raigarh, ACB officials said on Friday.
According to the ACB official, the accused Ramshila lal (50), presently posted as Tehsildar Raigarh was caught red-handed while accepting bribe worth Rs1 lakh from a person against transferring land ownership and issuing loan book. Shyam Sunder Sharma (68) of Raigarh had made a complaint to ACB that the Tehsildar Ramshila was demanding bribe of Rs1 lakh for issuing loan book and transferring ownership of a land being purchased by him recently.
The ACB sleuths verified the complaint and started investigation in this connection, the officer said.The sleuths later laid a trap to nab the accused red-handed and the complainant reached Collectorate-based residence ofTehsildar Ramshila with cash, said the official, adding that Tehsildar was caught with bribe money. The accused officer has been arrested in this connection and a case under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act-1988, had been registered against him said ACB officials and further said that investigation into the case is underway.