By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
A fire department officer posted in Kotdwar area of Pauri district was arrested red-handed by the Uttarakhand Vigilance Department on Wednesday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a complainant in exchange for issuing a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for his hotel in Lansdowne area.
The accused, Bhupesh Tyagi, In-charge Fire Officer (Leading Fireman) at the Kotdwar Fire Station, had allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 from the complainant for issuing the NOC for the hotel in Lansedown.
According to the Vigilance Department, a confidential inquiry was conducted following the complaint. After the allegations were found suitable for a trap operation, a case was registered at the Vigilance Police Station, Dehradun.
Subsequently, a trap team of the Dehradun Vigilance Sector arrested Tyagi on November 4 while he was allegedly accepting Rs 6,000 as a bribe from the complainant.