2 engineers arrested for taking bribe

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Jaipur, Nov 15: Two government engineers were arrested for allegedly taking bribes from a civil contractor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district on Thursday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said.

Executive engineer Mahaveer Jain and assistant engineer Prakash Bhanawat of the state Agriculture Marketing Board were arrested from Salumbar town after taking a bribe of Rs 34,500 and Rs 1,09,500 respectively from the complainant in lieu of clearing a construction work bill of Rs 17 lakh, said Narottam Lal, assistant superintendent of police, ACB (Jaipur Rural).

A case has been registered against the accused under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the officer added.PTI