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Kottayam: KK Soman, an executive engineer serving as an electrical inspector at the Kottayam Electric Inspectorate, was apprehended by the vigilance team. He was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor based in Ernakulam.
Soman had previously accepted a bribe of Rs.10,000 from the same contractor. When he again demanded payment, Soman alerted the Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau. The vigilance officials swiftly intervened and caught Soman red-handed, as he was accepting the money and placing it in his wallet at his office on Wednesday morning. The arrest was carried out by a team led by Vinod Kumar, under the supervision of Kottayam Vigilance SP VG Soman.
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The arrest of a government official in yet another bribery case comes at a time when the government has emphasised its firm stance on taking strict action against those involved in corrupt practices.
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