Surat: Anti-corruption bureau sleuths arrested a talati cum mantri of Vatar gram panchayat in Valsad on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The accused had demanded the money to provide no objection certificate to an applicant for a construction project.
A team of anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested Keval Shah soon after he accepted the money from the complainant near Sai Leela Mall in Valsad. The trap was laid by DM Vasava, police inspector of Valsad Dand ACB police station. KR Saxena, a police inspector, ACB assisted the trap while it was laid under supervision of AK Chauhan, in-charge assistant director, ACB.
The complainant had approached Shah to seek NOC before starting a construction project for a company. Shah refused to issue it without payment of Rs 50,000. The complainant then approached the ACB and lodged a complaint. Shah called the complainant to come near Sai Leela Mall with the money and was caught red-handed while taking the money.
A team of anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested Keval Shah soon after he accepted the money from the complainant near Sai Leela Mall in Valsad. The trap was laid by DM Vasava, police inspector of Valsad Dand ACB police station. KR Saxena, a police inspector, ACB assisted the trap while it was laid under supervision of AK Chauhan, in-charge assistant director, ACB.
The complainant had approached Shah to seek NOC before starting a construction project for a company. Shah refused to issue it without payment of Rs 50,000. The complainant then approached the ACB and lodged a complaint. Shah called the complainant to come near Sai Leela Mall with the money and was caught red-handed while taking the money.
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