Chattogram, Sept. 22 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday arrested a sub-registrar and two of his associates while they were allegedly taking Tk 2 lakh in bribes at Pahartali Sub-Registrar's Office in Chattogram.

The arrestees were Pahartali Sub-Registrar Abdus Sobhan, head clerk Faruk Islam and office assistant Rupon Das.

The ACC team also seized the Tk 2 lakh, said Md Aktarul Islam, public relations officer of the ACC.

Tipped off, a special team from the commission's Chattogram district office conducted a drive and caught the three while red handed.

According to the ACC, a Chattogram lawyer had submitted two partnership agreements at the Pahartali Sub-Registrar's Office for registration on behalf of his client.

Although the do...