Jaipur, Apr 28 (PTI) A team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the executive engineer of the Public Works Department in Rajasthan's Baran district allegedly red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from the complainant, an official said.

Bureau's Director General Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda said that Executive Engineer Ajay Singh was allegedly harassing the complainant by demanding a bribe of Rs 20 lakh for passing the pending bills of road widening and culvert construction work of the complainant.

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He said that the accused is being questioned and further investigation will be done after registering a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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