Pratapgarh (UP), April 8 A block programme manager working at a community health center here was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 in exchange for facilitating a job, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Amit Mishra, was caught red-handed by a team of the Vigilance Establishment, Prayagraj, at his office in the community health center under the Baghray police station limits, about 50 km from the district headquarters, an official statement said.
Station House Officer of the Vigilance Establishment police station, Nanhe Ram Saroj, said a complaint was lodged on April 6 by Anil Kumar, a resident of Khas Baghray village, alleging that Mishra had demanded Rs 1.5 lakh to secure him a job as a sweeper.
According to the complaint, the accused had asked the complainant to pay Rs 50,000 as the first installment on Wednesday and the remaining amount within a week.
Acting on the complaint, the vigilance team laid a trap and apprehended Mishra while he was accepting the bribe amount from the complainant inside his office, the official said.
The accused was taken to Prayagraj, where a case has been registered against him under relevant sections and further legal proceedings are underway, the statement added.