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Indore, June 03: Lokayukta police arrested a supervisor for demanding a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a self-help group providing food in Anganwadi for releasing a payment in Kukshi of Dhar district.
It added that complainant, Sushila Baghel is the Director of the Radhakrishna Self-Help Group based in village Bhamori, tehsil Kukshi, district Dhar. She ran the self-help group for the past six years & the group is responsible for preparing and distributing mid-day meals for children at the Anganwadi centres.
In her complaint, she claimed that the accused, Pushpa Benal, who serves as a supervisor and holds the additional charge of Project Officer in the Women and Child Development Department, Bagh, demanded a bribe of Rs 6,000 in exchange for releasing the payment for March and April 2025 and for facilitating the payment for May.
Following this, the complainant approached SP in Indore & upon verification, the complaint was found to be true.
A trap team was then formed, and on Tuesday, the Lokayukta team caught Pushpa Benal red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant.
Legal action under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act was taken against the accused.
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