North India Statesman
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Ashoknagar, 18 September (HS). On Wednesday, Lokayukta arrested a clerk of the Women and Child Development Department, Mungawali red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 7,000 on a complaint by the husband of the president of a self-help group operating in the district.
According to the information, Assistant Grade 3 Anil Pathak posted in Women and Child Development Department Mungawali used to take 20 percent amount from Janaki Self Help Group Village Barkheda Jamal's husband Ramprasad Ahirwar for getting the group's bills passed. According to Ahirwar, when he said that 20 percent amount was too much, he was asked to take 25 percent amount. For which he first gave 3 thousand rupees.
It was told that a complaint was made to Gwalior Lokayukta by the husband of the group president demanding the remaining 7 thousand rupees.
On which Babu Anil Pathak was arrested red handed by the Lokayukta. Raghavendra Tomar, DSP Lokayukta Gwalior says that Ramprasad Ahirwar had complained to the Lokayukta that his wife Siyawai has a self help group which provides nutritious food to children. The woman's Vikas babu had demanded 10 thousand rupees from him, out of which he had already given 3 thousand rupees. He had come to give the remaining 7 thousand rupees to Babu Anil Pathak, Assistant Grade 3 posted in the office, who was caught red handed and the amount of 7 thousand rupees was recovered.
