ACB book Chhota Udepur forester in bribe case

Gandhinagar: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has filed a crime against a forester of Kwant range in Chhota Udepur for demanding a bribe of Rs 2000.

Accused forester Kantibhai Nayakdabhai Rathva, a round forester of Mogra at Kwant range in Chhota Udepur is booked under section 7 (A) and 13 (1) A, 13 (B) of The Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (amendment 2018) for demanding bribe. The accused had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 to release the tempo filled with firewood and not take legal actions after stopping him on 11th January 2019. He had reduced the amount to 10,000 after arguments, out of which he had accepted Rs 5000. The accused had demanded an amount of Rs 2000 after arguments for reducing the remaining amount of Rs 5000.

The complainant had recorded it in mobile phone and gave a CD along with the complaint. ACB executed a trap on 17th January 2021, during which the accused had escaped and didn’t accept the bribe. The primary investigation was started after the trap didn’t become successful. It was found in primary investigation that the accused had demanded rs 2000 bribe from the complainant. DeshGujarat