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Jharkhand officer suspended over ₹100 'bribe' video in SIR work

Jharkhand officer suspended over ₹100 'bribe' video in SIR work

A viral clip showed an assistant administrative officer in Hazaribag taking money to fix errors in a voter's affidavit; the officer denies it was a bribe

An assistant administrative officer in Hazaribag, Jharkhand, has been suspended after a viral video showed the officer allegedly taking ₹100 during voter-roll revision work.

The deputy commissioner's order said the allegation was prima facie established.

The officer told a local outlet the money was for getting an affidavit attested, not a bribe.