Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Sunday arrested the administrative officer of Tokha municipality Krishna Prasad Subedi with the bribe money.
The CIAA confirmed that Subedi was caught red-handed with Rs 1,00,000 from near his office.
CIAA Spokesperson Rameshowr Dangal said that the CIAA team arrested him while he was collecting the money from the chairman of local consumers' committee.
"The team arrested him while taking the money from the chairman of local consumers' committee," Dangal said, "We will initiate additional information into the case."