Junior clerk held for accepting bribe

Junior clerk held for accepting bribe Malegaon, May 20 (PTI)A junior clerk from the office of Additional Collector here in Nashik district of Maharashtra was held Monday for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 from a man for exchanging official favour, an ACB official said. The accused, Vishal Lohar, had demanded bribe of Rs 1,15,000 for effecting some changes in the 7/12 revenue extract but settled for Rs 25,000, he said.

A trap was laid and Lohar was nabbed while accepting the amount. Another person is absconding..