The Director-General of bureau, B L Soni said that the commissioner was detained by a team of the bureau with a bribe of Rs 3 lakh which was allegedly collected from labour officers.
The Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau on Friday night took into custody labour commissioner Prateek Jhajharia and two others in connection with a corruption case, an official said. The Director-General of bureau, B L Soni said that the commissioner was detained by a team of the bureau with a bribe of Rs 3 lakh which was allegedly collected from labour officers. Mr Soni added that the amount was collected through an individual, Amit Sharma and an officer on special duty at the economic advisory council, Ravi Meena. Prateek Jhajharia is an India Post officer and is presently on deputation in the labour department. Mr Soni said the team has started conducting searches at their residences while the accused are under detention
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