Revenue official held for taking bribe from farmer

Muzaffarnagar:

A revenue official was arrested here for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a farmer, officials said on Saturday.

A team of ACB officials raided Jamuna Prasad’s office and arrested him on Friday evening, Inspector Ashok Sharma said.

Prasad had asked Rajesh for a bribe of Rs 10,000 to register his name in land records, Sharma said.

A case was registered against him under relevant sections, he added.