ACB Gujarat Nabs Land Surveyor in Bribery Case

Botad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat caught a land surveyor (Class-3) red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 at the Office of the Inspector of Land Records in Gadhada, Botad district, on Tuesday.

The accused, identified as Shaileshbhai Dhirubhai Jadav, 32, allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 from a citizen to facilitate the transfer of a property into the complainant’s name.

According to the ACB, the complainant had submitted an application at the land records office for registering a property in his name. In connection with the application, Jadav allegedly demanded a bribe to process the property transfer.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Botad ACB and lodged a complaint. Acting on the complaint, the bureau organised a trap at the office.

During the operation on November 3, Jadav allegedly accepted the Rs 5,000 bribe and was caught red-handed by the ACB team. The entire bribe amount was recovered from him.

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