ACB Gujarat nabs Talati cum Mantri in a bribe case in Banaskantha

Banaskantha: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Gujarat has nabbed the Talati cum Mantri of Shirwada Gram Panchayat in Kankrej taluka in connection with a bribery case involving an amount of Rs. 50,000.

The accused, Bhaveshkumar Dalsukhbhai Prajapati, holds the position of Talati cum Mantri (Class-3) in Shirwada Gram Panchayat of Kankrej Taluka of Banaskantha. The complainant in this case is a contractor who was assigned road construction work as part of government development projects in Shirvada village. The complainant has alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of INR 50,000 in order to approve the bills for the completed work and expedite the payment process through cheques.

Since the complainant was not willing to pay the bribe, he contacted the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and filed a complaint. The accused officer was nabbed from his office while accepting the bribe amount of INR 50,000 during a trap set executed by the ACB. The accused is detained. DeshGujarat