ACB nabs one for taking bribe from handicapped couple to clear the govt assistance

Gandhinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed a computer data operator in bribe case involving the sum of Rs. 23,000.

Accused Masum Raja Iqbalbhai Vohra is computer data operator working for outsource agency in the district social defense office in Anand.

A complainant and his wife both are handicapped. The government offers assistance of Rs. 1 lakh to handicapped couples under its Divyang Lagn Sahay Yojana. A complainant had applied to get benefit of the scheme.

According to ACB, the accused had demanded Rs. 25,000 bribe to clear the application. The applicant deposited Rs. 2,000 sum to the bank account of accused as first instalment of bribe. However he didn’t want to pay rest of the sum of Rs. 23,000.

On complaint of an applicant, ACB arranged a trap and trapped the accused when he was receiving bribe. DeshGujarat