Karnal, Oct. 24 -- The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB), Karnal, on Friday arrested Municipal Corporation assistant Ram Singh for allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe to facilitate the transfer of shop ownership and registration of a sale deed.
The amount was recovered during a trap at the Karnal tehsil complex.
According to the complaint, the accused had demanded Rs 75,000 from Vikram and his uncle, Bharat Bhushan, for transferring their late father's 60 per cent share in Shop No. 15 at Mughal Canal, Karnal.
The alleged bribe was later settled at Rs 50,000, of which Rs 30,000 had already been paid.
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