Bihar: Gaya SDO held for accepting bribe

The Gaya Sub Divisional Officer has been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh. Suraj Kumar Sinha had demanded a bribe in a land dispute case.

Gaya (Bihar): Gaya Sub Divisional Officer, Suraj Kumar Sinha has been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh here, police said.

Read | Modi, Rahul to address rallies in Maharashtra today

"We had received a complaint against Sinha from Saarim Ali. We'll take Sinha to Patna where he'll be produced before a court," said DSP (Vigilance) Gopal Paswan.

Ali said the sub-divisional officer had demanded a bribe of over Rs 2 lakh from him in a land dispute case.

The vigilance department officials said Sinha was arrested while he was allegedly accepting the bribe.

Read | Varanasi citizens lucky to elect India's PM: Swaraj

Sinha said he is being framed in the matter.