ACB Gujarat nabs Chief Accountant of SMC and accomplice in bribe case

Surat: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed the Chief Accountant, a Class 2 officer of Surat Municipal Corporation (AMC), and his accomplice, a Class 4 employee, in relation to a bribery case involving ₹2,50,000.

As per the case details, the complainant had received a work order from the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) for some electricity-related work. Later, when the complainant requested the return of the money deposited as a security deposit, accused Tejas Prakash Chandra Ari Vala, a class-two officer working as Chief Accountant in the SMC, allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹2,50,000.

Tejas instructed the complainant to give the bribe money to his accomplice, Lalu Bhai B Patel, a class-4 employee in the SMC.

As the complainant was unwilling to pay the bribe, he contacted the ACB. Later, in the trap set up by the ACB, both accused were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe. Both the accused were detained. Further proceedings for legal action are ongoing. DeshGujarat