India, Feb. 6 -- LUCKNOW Assistant commissioner (drug) of Moradabad division, Manu Shanker, was on Thursday arrested by a Vigilance Establishment team for allegedly accepting bribe for issuing licence for a new medical shop , said officials in Lucknow.

The officer reportedly demanded a bribe of Rs.35,000 in two instalments of Rs.15,000 and Rs.20,000 from the complainant for the licence. The trap was laid to expose the corrupt practice after the complainant approached the vigilance team of Bareilly sector, said DIG, (Vigilance HQ, Lucknow) informed Arvind Chaturvedi, as per an official release.

The assistant commissioner was caught red-handed in his office while accepting Rs.15,000 - the first installment of the bribe. Vigilance sleuths ...