Sleuths of ACB Palamu today caught the head clerk in the district land acquisition office Tun Tun Kumar Upadhaya, 54, red handed with illegal gratification worth Rs 12,000 in cash.
The anti corruption drive launched by the ACB was in the backdrop of a complaint lodged by Sunil Singh of Paton block wherein he had alleged that this head clerk in the office of district land acquisition Upadhaya was pressuring him for 12, 000 rupees for forwarding his file for compensation for his 1.04 acre of land acquired for the distributary canal by the irrigation department.
Sunil Singh also claimed that he had submitted all relevant papers and documents for his compensations in lieu of his 1.04 acre of land so acquired but this head clerk Upadhaya was blocking it for illegal gratification read the ACB note.
The ACB in its press note stated our sleuths found the allegation of Sunil Singh true. It was also found that the complainant was not ready to pay the bribe worth 12,000 rupees to Upadhayay.
A criminal case under the prevention of corruption act was initiated on July 6 itself and today July 7 sleuths of the ACB overpowered the head clerk in the bribe case. He has been remanded in judicial custody today.