DERA GHAZI KHAN:The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Dera Ghazi Khan arrested a union council secretary and a peon for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs10,000 for registering a birth.
According to a statement issued by ACE Regional Focal Person Shamsher Khan Gormani, Secretary Union Council Gadai Muhammad Iqbal Leghari and peon Muhammad Zafar were arrested red-handed while allegedly receiving the bribe from a complainant.
The operation was conducted by Circle Officer Headquarters Shehzad Gul under the supervision of Magistrate Section 30, Dera Ghazi Khan district, Jawad Zafar. Marked currency notes were also recovered during the operation.
The accused allegedly demanded and received Rs10,000 from the complainant in connection with the registration of a birth.
A case (No. 49/26) has been registered at the Anti-Corruption Headquarters Police Station in Dera Ghazi Khan, and further investigation is underway.