Budaun Lekhpal Caught Taking ₹5,000 Bribe
Budaun (RNI) The Bareilly-based Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday arrested a revenue lekhpal red-handed while accepting a ₹5,000 bribe in the Bisauli tehsil area of Budaun district.
The accused, Satish Chandra Sharma, posted at Bisauli tehsil and in charge of Jakhora gram sabha, had allegedly demanded money from a farmer for helping him reclaim possession of a leased plot allotted in 2005. Acting on a complaint by Om Prakash, the anti-corruption team laid a trap near a newly built gaushala on the Faizganj Behata–Jakhora road.
As soon as the cash was handed over, the team caught the lekhpal on the spot. An FIR has been registered at Civil Lines police station and the accused will be sent to jail. The case highlights the continuing issue of corruption in the district.
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