ACB Gujarat nabs Deputy Mamlatdar in bribe case

Vadodara: The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Gujarat has nabbed Shabbir Muhammad Ramjush Diwan, Deputy Mamlatdar (Election) and In-charge Circle Officer (Class 3) of the Revenue Department at Karjan Seva Sadan in a bribery case involving the sum of Rs. 10,000.

According to the details of the case, an application was submitted to enter the names of the wife and sons in Hayati, allowing them to inherit (Warsai) the land of the deceased owner. This application also requested the inclusion of their names in the revenue survey records. The authenticity of this application was certified by the Circle Officer in charge of Karjan Seva Sadan, S.R. Diwan (Deputy Mamlatdar), who provided a provisional acknowledgment.

The complainant visited the Karjan Seva Sadan Mamlatdar office to authenticate the application. The complainant approached the aforementioned In-charge Circle Officer, S.R. Diwan Nao, and during the authentication process, he demanded Rs. 10,000 from the complainant.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant contacted the ACB. Subsequently, a bribery trap was set up at Karjan Seva Sadan. During this operation, the accused Circle Officer in-charge, S.R. Diwan Nao, allegedly accepted Rs. 10,000 and was caught red-handed. DeshGujarat