The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday said it arrested an assistant excise and taxation officer (AETO) posted in Kaithal for allegedly accepting bribe of ₹1.40 lakh.
The official was identified as Dinesh Kumar, who was nabbed red-handed by an ACB team from Ambala near the office of social welfare department in Kaithal.
According to a statement, the complainant said that his friend Dharampal had taken a liquor vend from the excise department on rent, for which he kept a piece of land (6 canal 11 marla) as security.
However, his friend failed to deposit a fees of ₹7 crore to the department, due to which a process was initiated to attach his land.
“To stop the action, the AETO demanded ₹5 lakh from the complainant, which was later settled for ₹2 lakh, of which ₹60,000 were already paid. A complaint was filed and the AETO was nabbed red-handed with ₹1.40 lakh,” the ACB said.