ACB Gujarat Nabs Class-1 Officer and his Middleman Driver in Rs 25,000 Bribe Case

Morbi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on October 5 trapped a Deputy Director of Industrial Safety and Health and his driver while allegedly accepting a ₹25,000 bribe at Morbi.

The accused were identified as Jatinbhai Sureshbhai Adesara (43), Deputy Director (Industrial Safety and Health) and Deputy Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for Factories (Class-I), and Ajaysinh Nathubha Jhala (28), who works as his driver.

According to the ACB, the complainant works as a consultant under the Factories Act. Adesara allegedly demanded ₹25,000 from the complainant for approving factory plans and for not causing difficulties during factory inspections.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Morbi ACB, following which a trap was arranged.

During the operation at the ground-floor area within the compound of the Office of Industrial Safety and Health at Sevasadan, Lalbag, Morbi, Adesara allegedly instructed the complainant to hand over the money to Jhala.

Jhala allegedly accepted the ₹25,000 in the presence of a panch witness. The ACB recovered the entire bribe amount and apprehended both accused at the spot.

The ACB has initiated further legal proceedings in connection with the case.