Jaipur: The collector of Baran district in Rajasthan was placed on Awaiting Posting Order (APO) following his private assistant was arrested by the anti-corruption bureau for taking a bribe of Rs 1.4 lakh.
According to ACB officials, the PA, Mahavir Nagar, had demanded Rs 2.4 lakh bribe to challenge a no objection certificate for a petrol pump.
After news of the bribe came to light, the government sent collector Inder Singh Rao on APO.
ACB DG BL Soni stated the Kota ACB had received a complaint that Nagar was demanding a bribe. After verification of the complaint, a trap was laid and Nagar was arrested although accepting the bribe of Rs 1.4 lakh by a group of ACB officials led by ASP Chandrasheel Thakur.
Nagar has told the officials that of the Rs 1.4 lakh, Rs 1 lakh was for the collector and Rs 40,000 for himself. The ACB is now probing the collector’s involvement and he is questioned by officials.
Thakur stated the complainant Govind Singh had offered a complaint that his lease deed for a petrol pump had been cancelled and he had place-up a request for acquiring an NOC. Nagar had asked for a bribe of Rs 2.4 lakh.