Two govt employees arrested in ACO bribery traps in UP

They reportedly tried to free Kumar and assaulted inspector Singh and constables Vikas Pandey and Mithilesh, who sustained injuries.

HT Correspondent

In the first case, the ACO Saharanpur unit acted on a complaint from Narendra Kumar of Ghosiyan, Sardhana (Meerut). He reported that a revenue official had asked for a bribe to measure agricultural land. (For representation only)

:The Anti-Corruption Organisation (ACO) carried out two trap operations on Wednesday in Muzaffarnagar and Gonda, leading to the arrest of two government employees for accepting bribes, according to a press note issued from police headquarters.

In the first case, the ACO Saharanpur unit acted on a complaint from Narendra Kumar of Ghosiyan, Sardhana (Meerut). He reported that a revenue official had asked for a bribe to measure agricultural land. The ACO team set a trap near a private office at Bharat Milap Chowk, South Rampuri, Muzaffarnagar. During the operation, Rajan Kumar, a Chakbandi Lekhpal posted in circle Charthawal, was caught taking a bribe of ₹20,000. Rajan Kumar, a resident of Hathi Karauda village in Shamli district, was arrested on the spot. Legal action has begun.

In the second case, the ACO Gonda unit arrested a senior assistant posted at the Office of the chief medical officer (CMO), Gonda. The action followed a complaint from Ashish Pandey of Adampur village, Bahraich, who said a bribe was being demanded to process his medical reimbursement. The ACO team carried out the trap inside the CMO office and caught Shashikant Singh, senior assistant, accepting a bribe of ₹5,000. Singh, a resident of Ballia district, was taken into custody. Legal procedures are underway.