Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests BDO in Jharkhand

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a Block Development Officer (BDO) in Jharkhand’s Palamu district while allegedly accepting a bribe from a man, an official said.

The BDO of Hariharganj, Jago Mahato was arrested by ACB sleuths on Friday when he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a man to allow him to do some construction work, the official said.

The ACB laid a trap to arrest Mahato after a complaint was received that the was demanding bribe from a man to allow him to do construction work, the officials said.