The Rajasthan anti-corruption unit (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Enforcement Directorate (ED) official after he was allegedly “caught taking bribe” of Rs 15 lakh with his associate Babulal Meena through a middleman.
The ED officer, who is posted in Manipur’s Imphal, was allegedly demanding the bribe in lieu of settling the case against the complainant in the chit fund case, PTI reported.
The ED officer, who is posted in Manipur’s Imphal, was allegedly demanding Rs 17 lakh in bribe in lieu of not attaching the complainant’s property in Imphal and for not arresting him in a chit fund scam in Imphal.
According to a statement of the Bureau, those arrested are Naval Kishore Meena, Enforcement Officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Imphal and his local associate Babulal Meena.
The complainant informed the Bureau that a bribe amount of Rs 17 lakh was allegedly demanded by Naval Kishore Meena to settle the case registered against him in the office of the ED in Imphal.
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After verifying the complaint, the ACB team arrested the two for allegedly taking a bribe amount of Rs 15 lakh, PTI reported.
Naval Kishore is a resident of Vimalpura village of Bassi of Jaipur district, while his associate Babulal is working as a Junior Assistant in Sub Registrar Office of Mundawar in newly formed Kotpulti-Behror district.
ACB Additional Director General Hemant Priyadarshy said that the two accused are being questioned and a case will be lodged against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
(With inputs from PTI)