Haryana ACB arrests district welfare officer for taking ₹40k bribe

ACB, Haryana arrested a district welfare officer (DWO), Lalchand, red-handed while allegedly taking a bribe of ₹40,000 in Fatehabad district. The bribe was demanded through a private person, Ravinder Singh, an ACB spokesperson said.

The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a district welfare officer (DWO), Lalchand, red-handed while allegedly taking a bribe of ₹40,000 in Fatehabad district. The bribe was demanded through a private person, Ravinder Singh, an ACB spokesperson said.

The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a district welfare officer (DWO), Lalchand, red-handed while allegedly taking a bribe of ₹40,000 in Fatehabad district. The bribe was demanded through a private person, Ravinder Singh, an ACB spokesperson said. (Representational image)

Lalchand had demanded a bribe of ₹50,000 from the complainant for availing the benefits of the government scheme, ‘Inter-caste Marriage Shagun Yojana’. Out of this, ₹10,000 had already been taken by the accused on March 7 through Ravinder Singh. The accused then demanded the remaining ₹40,000 of the bribe. The ACB team caught the accused red-handed while taking the bribe, the spokesperson said.