Shahjahanpur (UP), March 23 A team from the Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Corruption Organization arrested a Fisheries Inspector here on Monday, allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, a senior official said.
According to police, the accused, Pooranlal, demanded a bribe in exchange for facilitating the formation of a cooperative society.
The complainant, Rajesh Kumar, from Saidpur village in the Puwayan area, met with the fisheries inspector regarding the formation of a fisheries cooperative society, during which Pooranlal demanded Rs 10,000.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Dwivedi said that Kumar then approached the anti-corruption organization and lodged a formal complaint.
Based on the complaint, the team arrested the fisheries inspector on Monday while he was accepting the bribe outside the venue of the 'Tehsil Diwas' event in Tilhar, the officer said.
