Labour officer arrested for taking bribe from hotel manager

The Vigilance sleuths person arrested Assistant Labour Officer K.A. Jayaprakash, a autochthonal of Kombodinjamakkal, for allegedly accepting a ₹5,000 bribe from a edifice manager successful Guruvayur.

According to Vigilance, Jayaprakash, past posted astatine Chavakkad, visited a edifice adjacent Guruvayur temple connected August 30 for inspection. He allegedly told the manager that the edifice had engaged excessively galore impermanent unit and demanded that helium look astatine the bureau connected September 16. When the manager complied, Jayaprakash allegedly offered to “settle” the substance if helium was paid ₹10,000.

The serviceman reportedly collected ₹5,000 successful currency and demanded the equilibrium later, adjacent aft being transferred connected September 17 to the Kakkanad Labour Office connected promotion. He allegedly asked the manager to nonstop the magnitude done Google Pay, and erstwhile the second refused, insisted connected taking the wealth directly.

Acting connected the manager’s complaint, Thrissur Vigilance officials acceptable up a trap and caught Jayaprakash red-handed portion receiving the cash. He was aboriginal remanded successful judicial custody.