SaralnamaA clerk and his associate were caught accepting a ₹40,000 bribe in Narnaul, Haryana. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided the Block Development and Panchayat Officer's office in Ateli after receiving a complaint. Hariram, a local shopkeeper, reported that clerk Pawan Kumar demanded money to stop the construction of a wall near his shop. The ACB team caught Pawan Kumar and middleman Ishwar Singh red-handed during the operation. A phenolphthalein test confirmed their involvement. The ACB recovered the bribe money from the scene. (Updated 28 Oct 2025, 19:40 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- A clerk and his associate were caught accepting a ₹40,000 bribe in Narnaul, Haryana on 15 Aug 2023
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided the Block Development and Panchayat Officer's office in Ateli after receiving a complaint
- Hariram, a local shopkeeper, reported that clerk Pawan Kumar demanded money to stop the construction of a wall near his shop