Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Four Caught in Two Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau Bribery Traps
Gujarat’s Anti-Corruption Bureau set up two traps on Saturday.
In Mahudha, an advocate was caught allegedly taking Rs 2.5 lakh.
The money was reportedly sought to settle a dispute and prevent a police case from being registered.
A police Assistant Sub-Inspector was also accused, but he was not at the trap location.
In Bhuj, two contractual government inspectors were caught allegedly taking Rs 4,000.
The money was reportedly for processing housing assistance payments.
The ACB said the two inspectors helped each other.
These are allegations reported by the agency.
Four people were caught in two separate Anti-Corruption Bureau traps in Gujarat on Saturday.
In Mahudha, an advocate allegedly accepted Rs 2.5 lakh after a police Assistant Sub-Inspector allegedly demanded the money to settle a dispute and avoid registering a case.
The Assistant Sub-Inspector was not at the trap location; the ACB alleged he and the advocate acted together.
In Bhuj, two contractual Social Welfare Inspectors were caught allegedly accepting Rs 4,000 to process housing-scheme assistance instalments.
The ACB said the Bhuj inspectors had allegedly assisted each other in the offence.
- Who
- An advocate, a police Assistant Sub-Inspector, and two contractual Social Welfare Inspectors were accused in the two cases.
- What
- Four people were caught in separate ACB traps involving alleged bribes of Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 4,000.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Mahudha and Bhuj, Gujarat.
- Why
- The alleged payments concerned settling a dispute and avoiding a police case in Mahudha, and processing housing-assistance instalments in Bhuj.
- Agency
- Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)
- Number of people caught
- Four, across two separate traps
- Mahudha alleged bribe
- Rs 2.5 lakh
- Bhuj alleged bribe
- Rs 4,000
- Mahudha police station
- Mahudha Police Station
- Bhuj scheme
- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Housing Scheme
- ACB complaint number
- 1064