JAIPUR/KOTA: A day after arresting the personal assistant (PA) of Baran collector for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.40 lakh, the sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) stated that they have got incriminating evidences against the officer and his arrest is inevitable.
On Wednesday, the ACB had arrested Mahaveer Nagar, the PA of Baran collector Inder Singh Rao, for accepting a bribe of Rs 1.40.
The ACB is also planning to name Rao in the FIR. The agency has also found that Rao has been charge-sheeted in a case of irregularities in the land deal during his stint at additional district magistrate (ADM), Sriganganagar.
“He has been sent to awaiting posting order (APO) for the sixth time in his career so far. Since we have incriminating evidences against him, he would also be named in the FIR. We will again call him for interrogation,” said additional superintendent of police (ACB), Kota while talking to TOI on Thursday.
According to the ACB sources, they have interrogated the district collector as well. He was kept at ACB, Kota office till 4am on Thursday morning and later was allowed to go with a promise that he would cooperate in the investigation.
Senior officers of ACB also stated that in 2004 Rao was posted as additional district magistrate(ADM), Sriganganagar, where he was named in a case of irregularities in the land deal.
“During that time the ACB had charge-sheeted him and sought a prosecution sanction from the then government. However, in 2006 the state government did not grant prosecution sanction in the case. So far, we have got incriminating evidences against him and his arrest is inevitable,” said B L Soni, additional director general (ADG), ACB.
In the seizures so far from the PA of the collector, the ACB has recovered papers of seven plots in Baran and got the details of eight bank accounts. “There are some bank lockers too that would be opened soon,” said an officer.
It may be recalled that a petrol pump dealer in Baran district last month had approached ACB, Kota and had alleged that Nagar had demanded a bribe of Rs 2,40 lakh for the issuance of No Objection Certificate and renewal of land lease of the petrol pump. Following verification, the ACB (Kota) team arrested Nagar with bribe money of Rs 1.40 lakh. The arrested accused was sent to the judicial custody of 14-days by a court in Kota.