Lalitpur, March 17 -- An anti-corruption team today arrested a revenue official (lekhpal) and his associate in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a farmer.
According to officials, the complainant, Jagannath Sahu, a resident of Baulari hamlet in village Bijrautha under Talbehat tehsil, wanted to change the land use of his agricultural plot for residential and commercial purposes. On February 19, he submitted an application to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Talbehat requesting approval for the conversion.
The SDM directed local lekhpal Deepesh Kumar Singh to submit a report regarding the land. However, Singh allegedly demanded Rs5,000 from the farmer to prepare and submit the report ...