ACB Gujarat nabs gram panchayat member and sarpanch’s husband in bribe case

Morbi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Gujarat nabbed a member of the Gram Panchayat of Targhari Village in Maliya Taluka today, along with his accomplice, the husband of the female Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. These accused were nabbed in a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 80,000.

According to the details of the case, the complainant sought permission to cut and sell gaando baval (acacia) in the Targhari Gram Panchayat area. When the complainant contacted accused Damjibhai Popatbhai Patel (65), a Gram Panchayat member, for permission. Damji along with another accused, Mukeshbhai Hamirbhai Parmar (41), who oversees the administration of the village panchayat on behalf of his wife Sarpanch Jyothiben, demanded a bribe of Rs. 80,000.

As the complainant was unwilling to pay the bribe, he contacted the ACB. Later, a trap was set up during which both accused individuals engaged in a purposeful conversation with the complainant, and accused Damjibhai Gami Patel accepted a bribe of Rs. 80,000 and was caught red-handed. Both the accused are detained, and further proceedings are underway.  DeshGujarat