The Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths, on Saturday, trapped a bill collector of Arsikere City Municipal Council accepting a bribe of Rs. 3,000.
Nandeesh, the bill collector, was accepting the bribe from Virupaksha Patel, a resident of Arsikere, to issue a building licence.
Mr. Patel had filed the complaint with the ACB. Based on the complaint, the ACB sleuths caught the official red-handed, as he was accepting the bribe from the complainant. “We caught him accepting a bribe from the complainant. The accused has been arrested,” said S. Raju, DySP, ACB.