NMC junior assistant, outsourced staffer held for accepting Rs 15,000 bribe

ACB officials arrested a junior assistant and an outsourced employee of Nizamabad Municipal Corporation for allegedly accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe. The two, identified as Ashok and Kiran, were caught red-handed while receiving the money for granting permission for a work.

Nizamabad: A junior assistant and an outsourced staffer from Nizamabad Municipal Corporation (NMC) were arrested by ACB officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 on Monday.

ACB officials said that Ashok, a junior assistant, and Kiran, an outsourced employee working with the municipality, were caught red-handed while receiving the bribe for granting permission to take up a work. A case has been registered against the two. Investigations have been taken up. Further details are awaited.

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