Rajkot: District panchayat member elected from Pedhla seat, Kishor Popatbhai Padariya has been nabbed by Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) for receiving Rs 2 lakh bribe from a contractor.

Padariya was elected on Congress ticket but later joined rebel group of party. As a district panchayat member Padariya was eligible to get Rs 20 lakh grant. He wanted Rs 2 lakh bribe from LED light contractor for awarding Rs 15 lakh LED light contract. Padariya was held by ACB PI KH Gohil and super vision official AP Jadeja when he received Rs 2 lakh bribe from LED contractor in a hotel on Jetpur highway.

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