ACB Gujarat nabs two officials of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in bribe case

PATAN: Anti- corruption bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed District Project Officer (Out-sourced) and Technical Resource Person (Out-sourced) of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan office in Patan in a Rs 40,000 bribe case.

A complainant, a sub-contractor had completed the works of boys hostel and girls hostel in Sami and Shankheshwar taluka. Accused Vipulbhai Mafatbhai Patel- District Project Officer had accepted around Rs 4 lakhs from complainant as 1 percent from the payment of his works. Later, accused demanded a bribe of Rs 64,000 from the complainant as 1 percent for the bill. After arguments, this amount was reduced to Rs 60,000 out of which Rs 20,000 was paid by complainant.

The complainant was not willing to pay the remaining Rs 40,000 and he contacted ACB through toll free number 1064. During a trap executed by ACB, the second accused Vinodkumar Narendraprasad Gor was found accepting Rs 40,000 bribe on behalf of the first accused. ACB has detained both accused and further actions will be taken. DeshGujarat