Anti-Corruption Burea arrests BDO in Jharkhand

The Anti-Corruption Bureauhas arrested a Block Development Officer (BDO) in Jharkhand'sPalamu district while allegedly accepting a bribe from a man,an official said.

The BDO of Hariharganj, Jago Mahato was arrested byACB sleuths on Friday when he was allegedly accepting a bribeof Rs 7,000 from a man to allow him to do some constructionwork, the official said.

The ACB laid a trap to arrest Mahato after a complaintwas received that the was demanding bribe from a man to allowhim to do construction work, the officials said.