Palamu district animal husbandry officer U K Singh and one mediator Surender Giri have been arrested by a team of anti-corruption bureau in Daltonganj this Tuesday evening for accepting bribe worth `10,000 from one Dhruv Narain Tiwary a retired employee of this office in lieu of clearing Tiwary’s arrears.
Deputy Superintendent of police anti-corruption bureau Barnawas Tirkey has confirmed this episode saying district animal husbandry officer UK Singh and one mediator Surender Giri were forcing retired employee Tiwary to run from pillar to post for his arrears and was further pressured to cough up `10,000 for clearance of his arrears. This Tuesday, the duo, Singh and Giri, were arrested red-handed with bribe amount worth `10,000 after a thorough verification of truthfulness of Tiwary’s complaint filed in the regard.