Irrigation Clerk Nabbed in Bribery Scandal in Latur
An irrigation department clerk in Latur was arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe to clear a hostel lodging bill incurred during a sports meet. The Anti-Corruption Bureau caught Shankar Ramesh Karad accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe to process the payment of Rs 35,860 and booked him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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An irrigation department clerk in Latur, named Shankar Ramesh Karad, was apprehended on Friday for allegedly seeking a bribe, according to an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official.
The incident unfolded when a hostel resident at Hake Nagar, who had offered accommodations to participants and staff during the department's divisional sports meet held from January 17 to 19, received a lodging bill totaling Rs 35,860.
Clerk Karad, aged 41, reportedly demanded a Rs 5,000 bribe to approve this bill. The ACB caught him in a sting operation while accepting the money, leading to his booking under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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