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IAS officer Jitendra Gupta, 2 others arrested in bribery case

Patna, Jul 13(UNI) In a major catch, Sleuths of Bihar State Vigilance Bureau arrested IAS officer of 2013 batch and Mohania Sub-Divisional-Magistrate (SDM) Jitendra Prasad Gupta, his driver and a guard for accepting Rs 80,000 as bribe from truck driver to release his truck.
A top bureau officer said here today on the basis of complaint lodged by a driver, a trap was laid by the bureau, leading to recovery of Rs 80,000 from the driver of SDM Gupta which was paid as bribe by driver of the seized truck.
"During the investigation, proximity of Gupta in collecting illegal money from the truckers came to light following which he was arrested along with his driver and guard", he said adding that arrested officer, driver and guard would be produced before special vigilance court after their thorough interrogation.
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