Anand, Oct 29 A man was nabbed by Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday for accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh allegedly on behalf of a sub-inspector, with a search of the former’s car yielding Rs 49 lakh cash, an official said.
Sub Inspector VN Rathod of SOG, Anand, and his associate Dilip alias Dipu Patel (a private individual) allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a man for unfreezing a frozen bank account and ensuring he is not arrested in a criminal case, the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau said in a statement.
“Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB, following which a trap was laid on Thursday. Patel was caught allegedly accepting the bribe amount of Rs 2 lakh inside his car parked outside the SOG office. PSI Rathod was not present at the spot,” it added.
During a search of Patel’s car, the ACB recovered cash amounting to Rs 49 lakh, and a thorough probe into its source and ownership is underway, the statement said.
(PTI News)
