WADAKANCHERY: Two municipality employees were arrested by the Vigilance for accepting a bribe of Rs 3000 from an individual who applied for a license to start a scrap shop. The arrested employees are K Jithesh Kumar (52), Clean City Manager and Health Supervisor at the Wadakanchery Municipality, and MB Santosh (52), a sanitation worker. The arrests were made by a team led by Thrissur Vigilance Officer Jim Paul. The employees had allegedly demanded a total of Rs 10,000.

The bribe was demanded from the owner of a scrap shop in Parlikad. He then filed a complaint with the Vigilance. As instructed by the officials, he agreed to pay Rs 3,000 initially. Vigilance officers applied chemical powder to the currency notes and gave them to the complainant to hand over to the officials. After the mone

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