By IANS,
Panaji: The Goa vigilance department Tuesday arrested a senior government officer while accepting a bribe in his office here.
Goa Civil Service officer P.K. Patidar, presently posted as registrar of co-operative societies, was holding additional charge as the director of animal husbandry. He was caught in a sting operation while accepting a bribe of Rs.2 lakh from a contractor.
“The raid is currently in progress. We will be able to divulge more details only after raids are over,” a vigilance department officer said.
According to a source, the contractor was sent in with an audio recorder and marked notes. “The entire conversation between the contractor and Patidar has been recorded. The moment he accepted the marked notes, we moved in,” the source said.