Gujarat ACB Nabs Assistant Labour Commissioner, Aide in Bribe Case in Vadodara

Vadodara: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a government labour officer accepting a bribe of ₹70,000 in Vadodara on Wednesday. The officer allegedly accepted the money on behalf of Assistant Labour Commissioner Deepak Ambalal Chauhan, a Class-I officer, in exchange for facilitating the issuance of a labour licence.

According to the ACB, Chauhan, who is posted at the Office of the Deputy Labour Commissioner in Vadodara, allegedly demanded ₹70,000 from the complainant to facilitate the issuance of the licence. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB and lodged a complaint.

Acting on the complaint, the ACB laid a trap at Shramyogi Kalyan Bhavan, located on the second floor opposite Garnala Police Chowki in Bhutdi Jhampa, Vadodara.

During the operation, Assistant Government Labour Officer Ranjitsinh Natvarsinh Jadhav, 45, a Class-III officer, allegedly accepted the ₹70,000 bribe at Chauhan’s behest. The ACB team caught Jadhav at the spot and recovered the entire amount. Both the accused have been nabbed, and further legal proceedings are underway.

The trap was led by Police Inspector K.J. Dhaduk, in-charge Field Police Inspector at the ACB’s Surat unit, along with his team.

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