Gandhinagar: In a move aimed at curbing corruption among government servants, the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Gujarat government has issued a circular mandating all government employees, excluding Class 4 employees, to submit their Annual Property Returns (APRs) by July 15. Previously, only All-India cadre officers such as IAS, IPS, and IFS were required to file APRs. With this directive, approximately 4 lakh government employees are now obligated to submit their APRs by...Read More

Surat: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed an assistant police constable of surveillance staff of Mahidharpura police station in Surat city in a bribe case of Rs 30 thousand. A case of India-made foreign liquor was filed against a lady known by the complainant. The accused assistant police constable Jigneshbhai Daljibhai Pantrod called the complainant and told him that his name is revealed in the case. The accused then demanded a bribe of Rs 50 thousand from the complainant for no...Read More

Ahmedabad: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD) captain of Bopal police station and a taluka honorary officer of GRD of Daskroi taluka in Ahmedabad in a bribe case of Rs 30,000. The complainant and his two friends were suspended from GRD positions. The accused GRD captain Janakbhai Rasikbhai Mistri and the accused taluka honorary officer of GRD Vipul Shantilal Shah demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from them to re-employ them for the duty. The complainant cont...Read More

Ahmedabad: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a junior inspector of weights and measures office in Sarangpur in Ahmedabad in a bribe case of Rs 600. The complainant did work of electronic weight scales repairing, servicing, and government stamping on behalf of the merchant. The government charges Rs 150 per weight scale for stamping on site and Rs 100 handling charge. The money is paid through challan. After giving challan and voucher, the ward inspector of weights and measures ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat nabbed various accused this week in various bribe cases. ACB nabbed an assistant electrical inspector of Valsad named Amitkumar Kantilal Patel in a bribe case of Rs 20 thousand on 25th July. He had demanded a bribe of Rs 20 thousand from the complainant for issuing an inspection certificate to him and signing and stamping the annual electric installation inspection report. The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. ...Read More

Dahegam: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) had received the information that the employee working in the birth, death and marriage registration branch of Dahegam municipality demands a bribe between Rs 1000 to 1500 per marriage certificate. They repeatedly call and delay the work if the bribe is not paid, as per the information received. To verify the information, ACB planned a decoy trap. The accused office clerk Rohitbhai Chimanlal Shah was found taking a bribe of Rs 3000 for 2 marriage certifi...Read More

Ahmedabad: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a home-guard quarter master and a home-guard of Naroda Home Guard Division 9 in Ahmedabad city in a bribe case of Rs 1000. The accused homeguard quarter master Rameshbhai P Patel demanded a bribe of Rs 3000 from the complainant to give him a job for serving in a PCR van of the police station. The amount was later reduced to Rs 1000. The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. ACB found the accused homeguard ...Read More

Dang: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed an assistant police constable of Waghai police station of Kalibel outpost in Dang district along with a GRD in a bribe case of Rs 5000. The complainant sells omelette and biryani in a cart beside the road from Kalibel to Tekpada. The accused assistant police constable Ashwin Gambhirbhai Vasava demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 per month in installments. The amount was reduced to Rs 8000 after arguments. The complainant had told him to pay Rs ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a junior clerk of sub-registrar office at Polytechnic compound in Memnagar, Ahmedabad in a bribe case of Rs 5000. The complainant had applied for getting copies of the documents at the sub-registrar office in the Polytechnic compound in Memnagar and paid the fees. The accused junior clerk Pujaben Dineshbhai Patel demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 to issue the certified copies of the documents. The amount was reduced to Rs 7000 after argu...Read More

Ahmedabad: `Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a computer operator of Prant Office in Viramgam in Ahmedabad district in a bribe case of Rs 500. The complainant approached the Prant Office for getting copies of the RTS case. The accused computer operator Krunal Kirtipal Raval demanded a bribe of Rs 500 from the complainant for the same. The complainant contacted ACB through the toll-free number 1064 as he was not willing to pay the bribe. The accused was found taking a bribe of Rs...Read More