Mukhiya of Jarmune east and her husband were caught red-handed by sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB ) on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 21,000 from a local contractors in her panchayat office in Bagodar area.
A team of ACB from Dhanbad arrested a local mukhiya identified as Sunita Devi and her husband Mishri lal Pasawan of Jarmune east in Giridih district on Tuesday for demanding money from local contractors Rama Bind and Dhram Deo Rana, sources said.
According to reports Rama Bind and Dharam Deo had registered written complaint with the Anti –corruption Bureau, Dhanbad accusing the Mukhiya of demanding money for clearing their dues.
"Mukhiya and her husband had threatened us that if they will not pay Rs 21,000, she will never release the dues.
Following the investigation conducted on the basis of the complaint, the allegations were found to be true," they said adding an ACB team from Dhanbad led a trap on Tuesday at panchayat Bhawan. Both the contractors met Mukhiya and gave Rs 21,000. As soon she accepted the money, ACB sleuths caught the couple red-handed at panchayat bhawan. After arresting the ACB team took them to Dhanbad for further interrogation.