Kerala village official arrested for accepting bribe; Cash, deposit documents worth over Rs 1 crore seized
May 23 (PTI) The vigilance wing of the Kerala Police on Tuesday recovered cash and bank deposit documents worth more than Rs 1 crore during a search of the rented accommodation of a village official caught while allegedly accepting a bribe, officials said.
An official of the Kerala Police's Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), which conducted the raid, said Suresh Kumar, a field assistant at Palakkayam village, was arrested following a trap operation.
The 50-year-old was nabbed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 on Tuesday morning.
