Rajasthan MLA arrested for allegedly accepting ₹20 lakh bribe from mine owner

Rajasthan MLA Arrested For Taking Rs 20 Lakh Bribe For Dropping Questions In Assembly

An official said this is the first time in the history of the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau that an MLA has been arrested in a graft case.

Cash-for-query: Rajasthan MLA takes Rs 20 lakh bribe, held

Rajasthan legislator Jaikrishn Patel was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a ₹20 lakh bribe. Accused of demanding ₹2.5 crore from a miner to suppress questions about mining activities, Patel was caught red-handed in a sting operation. A middleman was also apprehended, while authorities are searching for an individual who fled with the bribe money.

Rajasthan MLA arrested for allegedly accepting ₹20 lakh bribe from mine owner

Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau director general Ravi Prakash Meharda said the agency laid a trap and caught the MLA red-handed