ROHTAK, Oct. 29 -- The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV-ACB) on Wednesday arrested three persons, including an estate officer, a rent clerk, and a peon of the Waqf Board office, in Sonepat, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.3 lakh to process files related to the lease of shop plots in Gohana, officials said.

The arrested accused have been identified as estate officer Mohammad Saleem, a resident of Nuh; rent clerk Mohammad Tahir, a resident of Pataudi in Gurugram district; and a peon named Saleem, who worked at the office.

According to the complaint filed by Satish Kumar, a resident of Kishan Colony in Gohana, he and three associates had applied to the Haryana Waqf Board last year for the lease of shop plots. Th...