West Bengal ACB catches official accepting ₹20,000 bribe using marked currency

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in West Bengal apprehended a government official while accepting a ₹20,000 bribe. The operation employed marked currency notes and a chemical trap mechanism to catch the official in the act.

The agency deployed the chemical marker on the notes to provide forensic evidence of the transaction. The official was arrested during the exchange, and the marked currency was recovered.