Sales Tax official arrested for taking bribe

Ranchi, Aug 14 (IANS) An anti-corruption team on Tuesday arrested a sales tax officer in Jharkhand's Palamu district while taking a bribe of Rs 7,000.

According to a statement from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Sanjay Kumar Rao was arrested following a complaint of a trader who said that Rao sought money to clear pending cases related to sales tax.

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