Alappuzha : Senior clerk in Patharnamthitta’s Kadapra panchayat was caught accepting bribe. The bribe was in connection with name transfer of a building. The culprit was identified as senior clerk PC Pradeep. The Vigilance cast its net based on complaint lodged by a Alappuzha native.
Pradeep had demanded bribe of Rs 25,000 for moving matters pertaining to the property. The senior clerk was receiving money inside his car when officers showed up and pulled him up.
The complainant had paid Rs 10,000 as first installment but decided to rope in Vigilance when it came to the final payment.
