Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Khandwa Panchayat Secretary Caught in ₹25,000 Bribery Trap
A school founder said a village official wanted money to lower the school's property tax.
The tax for two years was about ₹2.20 lakh.
The founder told the Lokayukta police about the alleged demand.
Police checked the complaint and planned an operation.
They say they caught the official accepting ₹25,000 near a tea shop in Khandwa.
The money was seized.
A case was registered under an anti-corruption law.
The report describes an allegation, not a court finding.
Indore Lokayukta police caught Nahalda Gram Panchayat secretary Krishna Dev Patel allegedly accepting a ₹25,000 bribe.
The alleged payment was sought to reduce a private school's property tax, assessed at about ₹2.20 lakh for two years.
School founder Laxman Singh Chauhan complained to the Indore Lokayukta office on October 5, alleging Patel demanded ₹50,000.
After verifying the complaint, officials registered a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and planned a trap.
Patel was caught near a tea shop close to Medical Square in Khandwa; the money was seized.
- Who
- Nahalda Gram Panchayat secretary Krishna Dev Patel was allegedly caught; school founder Laxman Singh Chauhan filed the complaint.
- What
- Lokayukta police say Patel was caught accepting ₹25,000 in an alleged bribe connected to reducing a private school's property tax.
- When
- Friday; Chauhan filed his complaint on October 5. The article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Near a tea shop close to Medical Square in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The alleged bribe was to reduce the school's property tax, assessed at approximately ₹2.20 lakh for two years.
Lokayukta account
Accused's response
Alleged bribe
Lokayukta account
The Lokayukta says Patel demanded ₹50,000 and was caught accepting ₹25,000 after the complaint was verified.
Accused's response
The article does not report a response from Patel.
- Accused official
- Krishna Dev Patel, Nahalda Gram Panchayat secretary
- Alleged bribe accepted
- ₹25,000
- Alleged demand
- ₹50,000
- School tax assessment
- Approximately ₹2.20 lakh for two years
- Complainant
- School founder Laxman Singh Chauhan
- Complaint date
- October 5
- Case provision
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act
- Operation location
- Near a tea shop close to Medical Square, Khandwa