Panchkula, Oct. 9 -- A registry clerk at Haryana's Raipur Rani tehsil was arrested on Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 70,000 bribe to facilitate property registrations, while the state government ordered the immediate transfer of the local Naib Tehsildar on the same day, putting the functioning of the revenue office under scrutiny.
The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) identified the arrested clerk as Amit Kumar, who allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh from a property dealer for registering sale deeds related to plots in Panchkula district.
The demand was subsequently reduced to Rs 70,000 following negotiations.
In an unusual detail of the trap operation, the accused allegedly directed the complainant to place the bri...