Jhunjhunu RAS officer arrested for taking bribe by ACB

Jhunjhunu : Jhunjhunu Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Special Unit-II, Jaipur Unit caught Khetdi Sub-Divisional Officer Banshidhar Yogi (RAS) red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 2 lakh and two expensive dinner-sets from the complainant on Tuesday evening. Arrested. He took the bribe amount at his official residence in Khetdinagar. Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General of Police Dr. Ravi Prakash Mehra said that ACB. The complainant gave a complaint. In which it was told that the court has issued a decree in his favor in the dispute regarding his land. In return for its maintenance, the accused SDM Banshidhar Yogi first demanded to get 20 bighas of land in his name. When the complainant expressed his inability, he started harassing her by demanding a bribe of Rs 5 lakh. Later the accused agreed to take a bribe of Rs 3 lakh. On which ACB under the supervision of Deputy Inspector General of ACB Jaipur Anil Kayal. The complaint was verified under the leadership of Additional Superintendent of Police Pushpendra Singh Rathore of the Special Unit. After this, on Tuesday, Banshidhar Yogi was arrested red-handed while accepting Rs 2 lakh and an expensive dinner-set as bribe from the complainant.

already took one lakh rupees

Even during the verification of the complaint, the accused SDM had collected Rs 1 lakh as bribe from the complainant. The interrogation and action against the accused is continuing under the supervision of ACB Additional Director General Smita Srivastava. A case will be registered against him and investigation will be done. The action continued till late night at his residence in Jaipur.

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