സര്‍ട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റ് ഒന്നിന് ആയിരം രൂപ കൈക്കൂലി; അസി. ലേബര്‍ കമ്മിഷണര്‍ പിടിയില്‍

In Kochi, an Assistant Labour Commissioner was caught by the Vigilance Department for accepting a bribe. Ajith Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for demanding ₹20,000 to issue certificates required for employing workers at BPCL. He had been charging ₹1,000 per certificate as a bribe. Reports suggest that he collected lakhs in bribes last year alone.