ACB Gujarat nabs Range Forest Officer in bribe case

Gandhinagar: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a range forest officer (RFO) of deputy conservator of forest (DFC) office of Narmada forest department in Rajpipla in Narmada district along with a middleman in a bribe case of Rs 30,000.

The complainant runs a business of cutting woods in government lands and forest areas in various districts by taking contracts for wood cutting. He had filed an application at deputy conservator of forest office of Narmada forest department in Rajpipla.

The accused RFO Pareshbhai Dahyabhai Patel demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 for two opinions, considering Rs 15,000 per opinion, for conducting a survey at site, preparing opinion and sending it to the senior office.

The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. Other accused Nishar Rasul Mer was found accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant on behalf of the accused range forest officer during a trap executed by ACB on 10th May. Both accused are detained. DeshGujarat