Satna civic body chief held for taking bribe, suspended

The Madhya Pradesh government today suspended Satna Municipal Commissioner Surendra Kathuria, who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 12 lakh.

Kathuria, a State Administrative Service (SAS) officer, was suspended as he was caught accepting the bribe at his official residence yesterday, said an official of the Public Relations department.

He was nabbed while taking Rs 12 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from a nursing home owner, said Divesh Pathak, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Lokayukta.

Kathuria had demanded Rs 40 lakh in cash and gold jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from the complainant for not dismantling parts of the nursing home building, which had allegedly been built illegally, the DSP added.

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