MP-ACCOUNTANT-BRIBE

The Lokayukta police Thursday

caught an accountant posted in the education department of the

Madhya Pradesh government while allegedly accepting a bribe of

Rs 16,000 for clearing pending bills, an official said.

The accountant, Kalyan Sharma, is currently posted in

the office of District Project Coordinator in Dhar district,

Lokayukta's Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilip Soni said.

He had asked a local vendor to pay a bribe of Rs

16,000 for clearing his pending bills of Rs 1.64 lakh related

to photocopies, data entry and other works, the SP said.

A trap was laid and Sharma was caught while allegedly

accepting the bribe money, Soni said.

A case was registered against the accountant under the

Prevention of Corruption Act, the SP added.