Bribe for Avoiding Lock-Up and Expediting Bail: Gujarat ACB Nabs Two Cops

Rajkot: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday caught an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a Gujarat Raksha Dal (GRD) personnel while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Rajkot.

The accused have been identified as Rajeshbhai alias Rajubhai Samatbhai Mer (53), an ASI posted at Aji Dam Police Outpost under Aji Dam Police Station, Rajkot City, and Manojbhai Babubhai Chauhan (31), a GRD personnel posted at the same outpost.

According to the ACB, a complaint had been registered against the complainant at Aji Dam Police Station, and Mer was investigating the case. He allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 from the complainant in exchange for not detaining the complainant in the lock-up and for expediting the bail proceedings.

The ACB said Mer instructed the complainant to hand over the money to Chauhan.

Unwilling to pay the alleged bribe, the complainant contacted the ACB through its toll-free number 1064 and lodged a complaint. Based on the complaint, the ACB laid a trap on Sunday.

During the operation, Chauhan allegedly accepted Rs 10,000 from the complainant at a location opposite the gate of the Aji Dam Police Outpost, within the Traffic Bhavan East Division campus in Rajkot.

The ACB recovered the entire alleged bribe amount of Rs 10,000 and apprehended both accused at the spot.

Further legal proceedings are underway. DeshGujarat