India, May 4 -- The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday arrested a legislative assembly member from Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP), Jaikrishn Patel, for allegedly accepting Rs.20 Lakh bribe from a mine owner at his official residence, officials said.

The Director General of the ACB, Ravi Prakash Meharda, said, "The MLA had been under our radar since April 4 following a complaint lodged by a mine owner, Ravindra Singh. On Sunday, ACB laid a trap and caught the MLA red-handed." "It is the first time in Rajasthan that a sitting MLA has been caught red-handed while accepting a bribe," he added.

According to officials, Patel demanded Rs.10 crore from the complainant to drop three questions regarding mining in Todabhim constituency i...