Mandi Parishad Deputy director held for graft
Jhansi, Sept. 16 -- The anti-corruption department arrested Shiv Kumar Raghav, deputy director of Mandi Parishad, Jhansi, red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 on Monday. The bribe was taken from a retired employee who wanted his pay grade pension to be increased.
Mishra said that Raghav was delaying the process even though it was approved by the head office in Lucknow. Raghav was asking for Rs 65,000 to release Mishra's file, Mishra alleged. When Raghav was caught, he tried to lock himself in his office to escape but was arrested and taken to Sipri Bazar police station for questioning. A case was filed against him under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. According to Shadab Khan, the leader of the anti-corruption team, Raghav will appear before a special magistrate in Lucknow on Tuesday.HTC...
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