India, May 4 -- An assistant Garrison engineer posted at the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Bihar's Darbhanga was arrested on Saturday while accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000, a senior anti-corruption bureau (ACB) official said.

Kaushlesh Kumar, an assistant Garrison engineer with the Military Engineer Services (MES), was caught taking a bribe from a local contractor in exchange for processing a bill related to the measurement of a completed road construction project within the Air Force station premises, the official added.

Acting on a complaint filed by the contractor-who alleged that Kumar had repeatedly demanded bribes to clear his legitimate dues-the ACB laid a trap on Saturday. Officials entered the high-security zone in disguise ...