Jaipur, Jan 23 (PTI) A team of Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday arrested the junior engineer of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in Pratapgarh district while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1.30 lakh, according to an official release.

Ashutosh Suthar had demanded the bribe from a contractor in lieu of passing the bill of total Rs 82 lakh for the construction work in the laboratory.

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After verification of the complaint, the bureau team on Tuesday caught the engineer red-handed while accepting the bribe amount and arrested him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the release said.

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