Siraha, July 16 -- Ram Pukar Sah, mayor of Kalyanpur Municipality in Siraha district, was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs100,000 on Wednesday.

A team from Bardibas office of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) detained Sah from the municipal office itself while collecting the bribe.

According to the anti-graft body, Sah had demanded a 20 percent commission from a consumer committee overseeing a drainage project worth Rs2 million.

After the committee refused to pay, Sah allegedly withheld the project cheque. Following a week of negotiations, Sah agreed to release the cheque only after receiving Rs100,000 in advance, with the remaining amount to be paid after the cheque was cleared.

A detailed invest...