An executive engineer of Public Works Department (PWD) and a private person were arrested in Rajsamand district on Tuesday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) spokesperson said.
The accused Kesharam Meena had demanded Rs 5 lakh bribe from the complainant in lieu of payment of outstanding bills for the construction work done by him. Â
After verification of the complaint, the team arrested the engineer on Tuesday while taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant at his residence, the spokesperson said.  Â
He said that after seeing the ACB team, the Meena gave the bribe amount to his accomplice Gopal Singh. Â
Meena had already taken a bribe of Rs 1 lakh during the verification of the complaint, the spokesperson added.
