ACB Gujarat nabs MGNREGA staffer in bribe case in Dahod rural

ACB Gujarat nabs MGNREGA staffer in bribe case in Dahod rural

Gandhinagar: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed technical assistant of MGNREGA branch at Taluka Panchayat office in Devgadh Bariya in Dahod district in a bribe case of Rs 4500.

The complainant’s wife runs a sakhi mandal and she had done block plantation at their place under MGNREGA scheme. They wanted approval for Rs 45,000 bill as per muster roll for daily labour.

According to ACB, the accused technical assistant Hasmukhbhai Jitubhai Koli had demanded a bribe of Rs 4500, as per 10 % of the bill amount for giving approval. The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. The accused was found taking a bribe of Rs 4500 during a trap executed by ACB. The accused is detained. DeshGujarat