Rohtak, June 21 -- The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) officials on Friday arrested a personal assistant to Sonepat deputy commissioner while accepting a bribe of Rs.3.50 lakh in lieu of ensuring transfer of a clerk from additional deputy commissioner's office, Sonepat to Rai Tehsil as revenue clerk.

A spokesperson of ACB said that they have recovered Rs.3.5 lakh from the accused Shashank from Sonepat Deputy commissioner's office and Rs.5.75 lakh from his house at Ashok Vihar in Sonepat.

"We have received a complaint from a clerk, who was recently transferred to ADC office that Shashank, who is personal assistant to Sonepat deputy commissioner had sought Rs.5 lakh from him in lieu of transfer from ADC office to Rai Tehsil as revenue clerk ...