Surat: Sleuths of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Surat city, caught Palanpore village talati-cum-mantri Hiral Dholakia and her middleman Kanti Patel taking a bribe of Rs 1,000 on Friday. The ACB sleuths immediately detained both the accused and launched a probe.
According to ACB officials, Hiral, a resident of Harikunj inVarachha area in the city, is posted at Polanpore village and holds an additional charge of Adajan village too.
“She demanded a bribe for Rs 1,500 initially and later settled for Rs 1,000 from a complainant for preparing property records for his friend. The complainant did not want to give the bribe and approached the ACB office. Acting on this complaint, the ACB officials laid a trap at the Adajan city talati office where her aide Kanti was caught accepting the Rs 1,000 bribe.
After the trap, the ACB detained both accused - Hiral and Kanti - and launched a probe.