Jalaun, Dec. 10 -- A vigilance team in Jalaun arrested Block Development Officer (BDO) Pratibha Shalya on Wednesday afternoon after she was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh at her government residence.
She had allegedly demanded the bribe from a contractor in exchange for clearing a payment of Rs 9 lakh for completed construction work.
According to officials, contractor Vivek Kumar had carried out interlocking work worth Rs 9.86 lakh at a primary school campus in Dhamna. Even after completion, his payment had been pending for nearly four months. The BDO allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh to process the payment, prompting the contractor to file a complaint with the Jhansi Vigilance Establishment Department around 20 days ago.
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