Bribe Scandal Unveiled: Chhattisgarh Clerk's Arrest Stirs Controversy

A clerk in Chhattisgarh, MF Farooqui, was arrested for accepting a bribe to release a contractual employee's pending salary. Farooqui demanded Rs 20,000, and was caught by the ACB receiving Rs 10,000 from the complainant. The arrest was made following a court order favoring the complainant.

In a significant development, a Chhattisgarh government clerk, MF Farooqui, has been detained by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a bribe. The incident revolves around a demand of Rs 20,000 from a peon seeking the release of his pending salary.

The peon, who has served at a higher secondary school in Halahuli village, had his salary withheld from October 2014 to April 2017. He approached the Chhattisgarh High Court and secured a favorable ruling, yet faced demands for a bribe to release Rs 2 lakh.

Following the peon's report, ACB officials apprehended Farooqui while he accepted an installment of Rs 10,000. The clerk now faces charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.