Four caught taking bribe from farmer

Surat: Anti-corruption sleuths nabbed four persons on Tuesday while accepting bribe of Rs nine lakh sought for measurement of 866 sq m disputed land in Vesu.
ACB caught Ritesh Rajpara, in-charge district inspector of land records, Jasmin Bodhra, deputy mamlatdar, Dolar Chaklasiya, a property broker and Rajesh Sheladiya, a finance agent. Chaklasiya and Sheladiya had gone to accept the bribe opposite Bahumali Bhavan. The other two were held from their offices.
Following the complaint of a farmer, who also deals in property, the trap was laid by K J Chaudhary, police inspector, under supervision of N P Gohil, assistant director, ACB. A team of S N Desai, police inspector, ACB, nabbed the officers.
The complainant owns a disputed land in Vesu and to get the land’s records cleared he wanted to get it measured. Meanwhile, he came in contact with Chaklasiya who offered to get the work done through Bodhra. They met Bodhra who put them in touch with Rajpara. Rajpara demanded Rs 18 lakh for the work and he used code language to mention the amount. Bodhra had explained the code to the complainant before dealing. Rajpara mentioned only 1800 as the final figure for Rs 18 lakh. In the meeting, it was also decided that the complainant will have to pay Rs 9 lakh in advance.
“ACB teams are conducting a search at the residence of the accused. The two caught from the spot were in touch with the officers who were nabbed by ACB from their offices,” said Gohil.