ACB Gujarat nabs two gram panchayat members in bribe case
March 11, 2022
Jamnagar: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed two gram panchayat members of Jamvanthali gram panchayat in Jamnagar district in a bribe case of Rs 3,00,000.
The complainant’s contract company manufactures power plants at Jamvanthali village. The accused gram panchayat member Arjunsinh Ranvirsinh Jadeja demanded a total bribe of Rs 3,00,000 consisting the bribe of Rs 2,50,000 for sarpanch and vice sarpanch and Rs 50,000 for the second accused gram panchayat member Nathabhai Govindbhai Toriya for issuing NOC of gram panchayat to the complainant. The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe.
Both accused were found accepting a bribe of Rs 3,00,000 from the complainant during a trap executed by ACB. ACB has detained both accused gram panchayat members. DeshGujarat
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