ACB Gujarat nabs another Talati Mantri in bribe case

Gandhinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed another Talati Mantri in a bribe case. Accused Harshad Rathod is Talati Mantri (class-3 employee) of Idhloda group gram panchayat in Meghraj taluka of Arvalli.

According to ACB, the complainant is a farm laborer, and aid under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was approved for him, for which he had got first and second installment sums. To get the third installment, the complainant met the accused Talati Mantri. He was asked to pay Rs. 2500 bribe money by the accused. Out of this, he paid Rs. 1,000 as the first installment. As he contacted ACB, a trap was arranged when he handed over Rs. 1500 bribe sum as a second installment.

The accused is detained. DeshGujarat