Lokayukta police arrest Treasury Officer, clerk for taking bribe
   Date :07-Feb-2020

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Staff Reporter :
 
The Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta nabbed Additional Treasury Officer and clerk of District Treasury while accepting Rs 10,000 cash to facilitate revision in pension of victim’s mother. Notably, the District Treasury Department office is located adjacent to Lokayukta office. According to the Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Irwin Shah, the accused Additional Treasury Officer Dileep Singh Chouhan and his sub-ordinate clerk Nikhil Saxena were caught accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from victim Devendra Verma, who works with Omen accessories. Complainant Devendra’s father posted as timekeeper in PWD department has recently passed away.
 
The pension arrear amount was Rs 6 lakh. The victim had contacted the accused official for revision of pension of his mother Munni Devi and for revision Chouhan demanded Rs 60,000 but the deal was struck in Rs 25,000 and out of which victim provided Rs 4,000 but later victim decided to lodge complaint with the Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta and lodged complaint. On Thursday, it was decided to pay part payment of Rs 10,000 as second installment of the total demanded bribe and when the two were accepting bribe lokayukta officials caught them.
 
The Lokayukta police has registered a case against the accused officer Dilip Kumar Chauhan and under the Prevention of Corruption Act and started investigating the case. The treasury office is located next to the Lokayukta office in Bhopal. Devendra reached the office and provided Rs 10,000 at the chamber of Chauhan. The team of Lokayukta caught Chauhan and his sub-ordinate clerk Nikhil Saxena red-handed. Later when the Lokayukta police dipped and washed hands of the two, the chemical stuck to the currency notes turned water pink.