ACB Gujarat nabs HPCL officer in bribe case

Gandhinagar: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a senior company management company operated (COMCO) officer of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) of Hindustan Petroleum Petrol Pump in sector-6 near Gh-3 circle in Gandhinagar in a bribe case of Rs 1,10,000.

The complainant works as a supervisor at HP petrol pump near Gh-3 circle in sector-6 in Gandhinagar. There are 29 employees working at the petrol pump including 5 females. The accused COMCO officer Mulchand Parsaram Dholpuriya demanded a bribe of Rs 1,10,000 considering Rs 4500 to Rs 5000 per employee in view of their pay-hike; for the 24 male employees after excluding the females; for not torturing them, and not employing new employees after discharging them.

The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. The accused COMCO officer was found taking a bribe of Rs 1,10,000 from the complainant during a trap executed by ACB. DeshGujarat