ACB Gujarat nabs health department staffer in bribe case
November 01, 2022
Rajkot: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed the additional assistant engineer of the project implementation unit (PIU) of the health department in Rajkot in a bribe case of Rs 7500.
The complainant had received an annual rent contract (ARC) of Rs 1 crore for repairing work of health centers at Gondal, Upleta, Dhoraji, Jetpur, Jasdan, Vichiya, and Jamkandorana of Rajkot district from PIU, Gandhinagar in 2017-18. The complainant had completed the work for the same. After the arrival of the material testing report, the accused additional assistant engineer Manjibhai Bhanabhai Luhar demanded a bribe of Rs 15000. The amount was reduced to Rs 7500 after an argument.
The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. The accused was found taking a bribe of Rs 7500 during a trap executed by ACB. The accused is detained. DeshGujarat
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