Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Rajasthan ACB Arrests Forest Guard, ASI in Separate Graft Cases
Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested two government employees in separate cases.
Forest guard Bhupesh Patidar was arrested in Banswara.
He allegedly took Rs 5,000 to help move forward a forest land lease file.
The ACB said he had first demanded Rs 6,000.
Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Mahesh Chand Meena was arrested in Jaipur.
He allegedly sought Rs 10,000 to release a pickup vehicle and keep another person from being named an accused.
The arrests happened after officials checked complaints and set traps.
Both men were being questioned while separate cases were being registered.
The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested forest guard Bhupesh Patidar in Banswara for allegedly accepting Rs 5,000.
Patidar allegedly demanded Rs 6,000 to forward and provide a forest land lease file.
The ACB arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector Mahesh Chand Meena in Jaipur for allegedly accepting Rs 10,000.
Meena allegedly sought the money to release a pickup vehicle and avoid naming another person as an accused.
Both arrests followed complaint verification and trap operations, with separate Prevention of Corruption Act cases being registered.
- Who
- The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested forest guard Bhupesh Patidar and Assistant Sub-Inspector Mahesh Chand Meena.
- What
- They were arrested in separate alleged bribery cases involving Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Thursday, October 1; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Patidar was arrested in Banswara, and Meena was arrested in Jaipur.
- Why
- Patidar allegedly sought money to process a forest land lease file, while Meena allegedly sought money to release a pickup vehicle and avoid naming another person as an accused.
- Investigating agency
- Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau
- First accused
- Bhupesh Patidar, forest guard posted at Garhi forest range
- First alleged bribe
- Rs 5,000, following an alleged demand of Rs 6,000
- First matter
- Processing and forwarding a forest land lease file
- Second accused
- Mahesh Chand Meena, assistant sub-inspector posted at Sanganer Sadar police station
- Second alleged bribe
- Rs 10,000
- Legal action
- Separate cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act are being registered