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Crime
Jabalpur: Sub-Engineer Caught Red-Handed Taking Rs 40,000 Bribe
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jabalpur
🗓 08 Jul 2026, 05:16 PM
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The Lokayukta police in Jabalpur have apprehended a sub-engineer of Panagar Nagar Palika while accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000. The accused was demanding a total of Rs 50,000 to clear a contractor's fixed deposit and remaining bill.
In a significant anti-corruption operation, the Lokayukta police in Jabalpur have arrested a sub-engineer posted at the Panagar Nagar Palika. The engineer, identified as Shubham Jain, was apprehended red-handed while accepting Rs 40,000 in bribe money.
The arrest followed a complaint filed by a contractor. The sub-engineer had allegedly demanded a total of Rs 50,000 from the contractor. The bribe was reportedly sought in exchange for releasing the remaining payment of a bill and clearing a fixed deposit.
Lokayukta officials conducted the raid at the Nagar Palika office, leading to the successful apprehension of the accused engineer with the bribe amount. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
The arrest followed a complaint filed by a contractor. The sub-engineer had allegedly demanded a total of Rs 50,000 from the contractor. The bribe was reportedly sought in exchange for releasing the remaining payment of a bill and clearing a fixed deposit.
Lokayukta officials conducted the raid at the Nagar Palika office, leading to the successful apprehension of the accused engineer with the bribe amount. Further investigation into the matter is underway.