Two Held In Khambhaliya For Allegedly Accepting ₹2,120 Bribe For Truck Fitness Certificate

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two people in Khambhaliya, Devbhoomi Dwarka district, for allegedly accepting a Rs 2,120 bribe in connection with the fitness certificate of a truck.

According to the complaint, the accused allegedly demanded money over and above the prescribed government fee for issuing the vehicle fitness certificate. The Jamnagar ACB laid a trap at the MJ Enterprise Automated Vehicle Testing Centre in Khambhaliya and caught the two accused while accepting the amount.

ACB Trap Laid After Bribe Demand

An alert citizen had approached the vehicle testing centre to obtain a fitness, or passing, certificate for his truck.

According to the complaint, Khimabhai Raisurbhai Dharani, 33, who worked as a manual vehicle checking worker at the centre, allegedly demanded a Rs 2,000 bribe in addition to the government fee of Rs 1,500.

Unwilling to pay the alleged bribe, the complainant approached the ACB, following which a trap was planned at the centre.

Rs 3,500 Collected From Complainant

During the trap, the complainant handed over Rs 3,500, including the applicable fee and the alleged bribe amount.

The accused allegedly accepted Rs 1,380 as the fee and kept the remaining Rs 2,120 as the bribe.

The ACB team subsequently intervened and recovered the entire alleged bribe amount of Rs 2,120.

Two Accused Arrested

The ACB arrested Khimabhai Raisurbhai Dharani, 33, and Kuldeepsinh Mahipatsinh Vadher, 19, who worked as a line operator at MJ Enterprise Automated Vehicle Testing Centre.

The complaint alleges that both accused assisted each other in the alleged bribery transaction.