India, May 23 -- An executive engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for taking a bribe of Rs.3 lakh from a contractor on Friday in Gangapur City of Rajasthan.

After receiving a complaint regarding the matter, ACB inspector Jagdish Bharadwaj conducted a raid at the officer's residence.

PWD officer Bhawani Singh Meena accepted the bribe and hid the cash under his bed, but the ACB team recovered the money, the police said.

The complainant, a PWD contractor who runs a construction company, had completed road repair works amounting to Rs.43.19 lakh in Hindaun City of Karauli district.

However, the PWD officer forced him to pay the bribe to clear the pending bills.

Bharadwaj said the...