Jodhpur Journalist Arrested for Taking Bribe of ₹60,000 in ACP’s Name, Action Under Supervision IG Rajendra Prasad Goyal
Jodhpur / Udaipur : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a journalist in Jodhpur for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹60,000 in the name of an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).
Dr. Ravi Prakash Meharada, Director General of ACB, said that the ACB Jodhpur unit had received a complaint from a complainant. The complainant alleged that a middleman, Naveen Dutta, was demanding a bribe of ₹1 lakh in the name of the investigating officer, ACP (West) Circle, Police Station Sardarpura, for helping in two cases registered there.
On the basis of the complaint, a team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Chakrvarti Singh Rathore of ACB Jodhpur unit, under the supervision of Rajendra Prasad Goyal, Deputy Inspector General of ACB Udaipur, verified the complaint. Inspector Manish Vaishnav and Sunita Kumari arrested the middleman, Naveen Dutta, red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹60,000 from the complainant near National Handloom in Pratapnagar on Wednesday night. The accused is also claiming to be a journalist. The role of the ACP in the case is being investigated.
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