Cattle control staffer of AMC held in Rs. 20,000 bribe case

Ahmedabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has today detained a Cattle catcher from Cattle Nuisance Control Department, Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from a Cattle rearer. The incident took place near Ishwarnagar AMTS Bus-stop at Mani Nagar, Ahmedabad.

As mentioned by ACB in a note, the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs. 20,000 – from the complainant for not capturing his cattle. The complainant, who is into cattle rearing activity, was not willing to pay the bribe to the accused. He contacted the ACB and filed a complaint, following which a trap was arranged and the accused was nabbed with the help of two Government witnesses, ACB said.

The trap was executed by Mrs. Riddhi Dave, Police Inspector at ACB Police Station, Ahmedabad and the team and the supervision officer was Mr. K. B. Chudasama, Assistant Director, ACB Ahmedabad branch.