Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Gandhinagar Fire Officer Arrested In Alleged Rs 20,000 Bribery Case
An anti-corruption agency arrested a fire officer in Gandhinagar.
The officer is accused of asking for Rs 20,000.
The money was allegedly requested to issue a Fire Safety Renewal certificate.
A person who was asked for the money complained to the agency.
The agency then organized a trap operation.
Officers say the fire officer accepted the money in his office chamber.
They recovered the cash there.
The case is an allegation, and the investigation will determine what happened.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Gandhinagar’s in-charge Chief Fire Officer Rajeshkumar Patel.
Patel allegedly demanded and accepted Rs 20,000 for a Fire Safety Renewal No Objection Certificate.
The arrest followed a trap operation conducted after a complainant filed a complaint.
The cash was recovered from Patel’s chamber at the Fire and Emergency Services office.
The operation took place on Wednesday in Sector 17, Gandhinagar.
- Who
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Rajeshkumar Patel, Gandhinagar’s in-charge Chief Fire Officer.
- What
- Patel was arrested for allegedly accepting Rs 20,000 for issuing a Fire Safety Renewal No Objection Certificate.
- When
- The arrest took place on Wednesday.
- Where
- Patel was arrested in his chamber at the Fire and Emergency Services office in Sector 17, Gandhinagar.
- Why
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau acted after a complainant alleged that Patel demanded the bribe for the renewal certificate.
- Accused
- Rajeshkumar Patel, 55, a sub-fire officer and in-charge Chief Fire Officer
- Agency
- Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Alleged bribe
- Rs 20,000
- Purpose
- Issuance of a Fire Safety Renewal No Objection Certificate
- Operation
- A trap operation conducted after a complaint
- Recovery
- The Rs 20,000 cash was recovered from Patel’s chamber
- Location
- Fire and Emergency Services office, Sector 17, Gandhinagar