Valsad Excise Clerk Caught Accepting ₹10,000 Bribe for Liquor Permit in ACB Trap
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The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught a junior clerk posted at the Office of the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent in Valsad allegedly accepting a ₹10,000 bribe for processing a liquor permit.
The accused has been identified as Anilbhai Ranchhodbhai Kanani (34), a Class-III junior clerk working in the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent's office in Valsad.
Decoy operation laid after complaint
According to the ACB, officials received credible information that employees at the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent's office were allegedly demanding bribes ranging between ₹5,000 and ₹10,000 for issuing liquor permits.
To verify the allegations, the ACB organised a decoy operation with the assistance of a citizen who agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
The complainant submitted an application for a liquor permit, following which the accused allegedly demanded ₹10,000 in exchange for processing the permit.
Caught while accepting bribe
The trap was laid at the third-floor gallery of the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent's office in Ashish Building, Valsad.
According to the ACB, the accused was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe amount of ₹10,000 from the complainant.
The entire amount was recovered during the operation.
Investigation underway
The trap was carried out by Police Inspector J.R. Gamit of the Valsad and Dang ACB Police Station along with the ACB team.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of Assistant Director R.R. Chaudhary of the ACB's Surat unit, while Deputy Director Baldev Desai, IPS, of the Vadodara ACB supervised the investigation.
The ACB has registered a case against the accused under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further investigation is underway.
