Ajmer/Jaipur. The Ajmer Intelligence Unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday took a major action and exposed the game of bribery. The team has arrested an e-Mitra operator red handed while taking the first installment of bribe for Ganesh Kachhawa, Tehsildar of Antali Tehsil of Bhiwara district.
ACB Director General Govind Gupta said that the complainant had applied in the name of his firm to get the lease deed of the land taken on lease in village Jawanpura (Tehsil Antali, Bhilwara) registered. When he met e-Mitra operator Hemraj Khatik, he told the Tehsildar about the setting. According to the complaint, accused Hemraj told that Tehsildar Saheb has demanded an air conditioner (AC) and a bribe of Rs 10,000 per bigha in exchange for the work.
The ACB verified the complaint on March 9 and 10, which confirmed that a bribe was demanded. Today, under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Mahavir Singh Ranaut, the trap was laid under the leadership of Inspector Kanchan Bhati.
As soon as the complainant handed over Rs 60,000 of bribe amount to e-Mitra operator Hemraj Khatik, he took the money and kept it in his desk drawer. Meanwhile, the ACB team caught him and recovered the bribe amount from the drawer.
Under the direction of ACB Additional Director General Smt. Smita Srivastava, the role of Tehsildar Ganesh Kachhawa and other suspects is now being thoroughly investigated. A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and search action can be taken at the locations of the accused.
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