Revenue Official Nabbed in Bribery Scandal

A revenue official in Alwar, Rajasthan, was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh to manipulate a land dispute order. The Anti-Corruption Bureau validated the complaint and caught the official, Jitendra Meena, red-handed during the transaction.

The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau made a significant arrest on Thursday as they apprehended a senior revenue official for bribery in Alwar.

Jitendra Meena, Senior Assistant at the Revenue Appeal Tribunal Office, was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a complainant. The bribe was solicited in exchange for removing a stay order related to a plot of land from both the Revenue Board, Ajmer, and the Revenue Appeal Tribunal.

Acting on the complaint, the ACB team laid a trap and captured Meena red-handed during the illicit transaction, marking another success in their ongoing crackdown against corruption.

(With inputs from agencies.)