ACB nabs Deputy collector and Dy Mamlatdar in Gujarat taking bribe of 2.73 lakhs from farmer

Surendranagar:

The Anti Corruption Bureau of Guajrat police today nabbed a Deputy Collector and a Deputy Mamlatdar red handed taking bribe of Rs 2.73 lakhs from a farmer in Patdi area of Surendranagar district.

Assistant Director of ACB, D P Chudasama said that Deputy collector of Patdi Sunil C Vasava and deputy Mamlatdar Dilip V Prajapati were nabbed red handed from the Deputy collector’s office in Patdi.

‘The deputy collector had demanded a bribe of Rs 2.73 lakhs to resolve around half a dozen cases pertaining to agricultural land of the complainant’s family in their favour. A trap was laid by the ACB today and the two officials were caught red handed,’ he said.

DeshGujarat