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Panchayat secretary arrested for accepting Rs10k bribe in Ara

In a startling turn of events, the Special Vigilance Unit has detained Jeetendra Prasad, a panchayat secretary in Ara, under suspicion of soliciting a bribe of Rs10,000. The charge stems from his demand to hasten the issuance of a crucial birth certificate for a womans mother-in-law, a process that had already stalled for four months due to bureaucratic delays.

30 Dec 2025 11:41 pm