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Crime
Lokayukta Police Arrest Two Water Resources Dept Officials in Sagar Over Bribe for Dam Project Bill
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 29 Oct 2026, 03:45 PM
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Lokayukta police in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, detained a divisional accountant and a clerk from the Water Resources Department for allegedly demanding a bribe from a contractor to approve the final bill of the Majhgaon Dam canal construction.
Lokayukta police in Sagar have taken into custody two officials of the state Water Resources Department – a divisional accountant and a clerk – on suspicion of soliciting a bribe. The alleged payment was sought from a contractor involved in the Majhgaon Dam canal construction project in exchange for clearing the final bill of the work.
According to the police, the officials approached the contractor after the project’s completion and demanded a sum of money before the bill could be processed. The contractor reported the demand to the Lokayukta, prompting an investigation that led to the arrests.
The Lokayukta office confirmed that the arrests were made under the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Act, which empowers it to probe corruption in public offices. The detained officials have been sent to judicial custody pending further inquiry, and the case will be forwarded to the district court for trial.
Authorities have not disclosed the exact amount of the alleged bribe or the identities of the contractor. The investigation remains ongoing, and the department has been instructed to cooperate fully with the anti‑corruption probe.
According to the police, the officials approached the contractor after the project’s completion and demanded a sum of money before the bill could be processed. The contractor reported the demand to the Lokayukta, prompting an investigation that led to the arrests.
The Lokayukta office confirmed that the arrests were made under the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Act, which empowers it to probe corruption in public offices. The detained officials have been sent to judicial custody pending further inquiry, and the case will be forwarded to the district court for trial.
Authorities have not disclosed the exact amount of the alleged bribe or the identities of the contractor. The investigation remains ongoing, and the department has been instructed to cooperate fully with the anti‑corruption probe.