ACB Gujarat nabs State Project Engineer of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in Gandhinagar in Rs. 1.21 lakh bribe case

Gandhinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed Nipun Choksi, a State Project Engineer of Shiksha Abhiyan in capital Gandhinagar in Rs. 1.21 lakh bribe case.

A complainant, a sub contractor had completed the works of Kasturba Gandhi girls’ school in Shankheshwar taluka and boys’ hostel in Sami taluka of Patan district under Shiksha Abhiyan. The accused had allegedly demanded 1.25 per cent cut for approval to bills. After bargain, bribe cut was fixed at 1 per cent which come to Rs. 1.21 lakh.

As complainant was not willing to pay bribe, he contacted ACB on toll free number 1064 and filed complaint, following which a trap was arranged and accused was nabbed while receiving Rs. 1.21 lakh bribe in presence fo a witness in his office of State Project Engineer, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in capital town Gandhinagar. The accused is class-2 officer in State government, He has been detained. DeshGujarat