ACB Gujarat book ASI & constable in bribe case in Anand

Anand: In a bribery case involving Rs. 70,000, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today booked an Assistant Sub-Inspector and a Head Constable of the Local Crime Branch (LCB) Police of Anand.

A case under the Prohibition Act was registered against the complainant in this case. While pursuing the case, the accused, A.S.I. Ghanshyamsinh Sengar and Head Constable Hiteshbhai Jivabhai Chauhan, both working in LCB Anand, went to the house of the accused and demanded Rs. 4 lakh as a bribe. After negotiation, the complainant was asked to pay Rs. 70,000.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant contacted the ACB. In a trap set up today, the ACB nabbed the accused, A.S.I. Ghanshyamsinh Sengar, red-handed while accepting the bribe, while the accused constable has absconded. DeshGujarat