The Sarpanch was held on Tuesday when she was allegedly accepting the bribe (Representational)
Gondia, Maharashtra:
A lady sarpanch from Gondia district in Maharashtra was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe for releasing the honorarium of a Gram Panchayat employee, officers stated on Wednesday.
The complainant, who works as a Rozgar Sewak, had requested the sarpanch of Indora village to signal the cheque for his honorarium totalling Rs 53,200 gathered over the past 4 months.
The Sarpanch allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 from the complainant to signal the cheque, prompting him to strategy the Anti-Corruption Bureau, a senior official stated.
The Sarpanch was held on Tuesday on the Gram Panchayat workplace when she was allegedly accepting the bribe, and a case was registered towards her at Tirora police station.
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