Bikaner, Police arrested the clerk of Suratgarh municipal corporation in Sriganganagar district for accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 for registry of a shop.

Additional SP, ACB, Parbat Singh said, that the accused clerk, Rajkumar Chhabra, had demanded Rs one lakh as bribe from the shop owner Manoj Kumar but agreed for Rs 80,000.

The accused was held while accepting the bribe and has been arrested, said police.

The crime of bribery encompasses a broad scope of wrongful conduct. It covers bribes of cash, assets, services, favors, or anything else of value, whether delivered presently or in the future.

Laws prohibiting bribery can be used to punish both the person offering the bribe, and the person receiving it.

These laws are designed to root out corruption in the public and private sectors.