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Time of India
25-07-2025
- Time of India
Big Bite: Constable gets 5 years in jail for taking bribe, chewing evidence
Ahmedabad: In a case where forensic science played a decisive role despite an attempt to destroy physical evidence, a special court in Bhuj on Friday sentenced a suspended police constable to five years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe and attempting to destroy the evidence — currency notes — by chewing them. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The court found Mayursinh Sodha, then a constable at Vayor police station in West Kutch, guilty of demanding and accepting a Rs 4,000 bribe from a farmer in 2020 in exchange for not filing a case against him under the Prohibition Act. The case unfolded on July 21, 2020, after the farmer approached the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and accused Sodha of demanding a bribe to let him off in connection with a case related to an illegal country liquor manufacturing unit. The ACB laid a trap and gave the complainant four currency notes laced with phenolphthalein powder — a chemical used to detect bribe acceptance. The notes were to be handed over to Sodha outside the police station. As soon as Sodha accepted the notes, the ACB team moved in to apprehend him. In a panic, Sodha stuffed the notes into his mouth and began chewing them in an apparent attempt to destroy the evidence. Despite his actions, ACB officials managed to retrieve the partially chewed currency notes and sent them to the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratory (DFSL), Gandhinagar, for analysis. Forensic experts conducted chemical and DNA tests on the recovered notes, confirming the presence of phenolphthalein and establishing a DNA match with Sodha — thereby validating the bribery charge. Based on the investigation and forensic evidence, the ACB filed a chargesheet in the Bhuj court, which held Sodha guilty under multiple provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act (1988, as amended in 2018) and the Indian Penal Code. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment for bribery and misuse of official position, along with additional imprisonment and fines for attempting to destroy evidence. The court observed that despite being a public servant, Sodha not only demanded a bribe but also made a desperate attempt to eliminate proof. The judgment emphasised that such actions erode public trust in the police force and must be dealt with sternly. Sodha has also been fined Rs 10,500 and faces additional jail time if he fails to pay it.
Indian Express
21-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
ACB arrests AMC estate inspector in disproportionate assets case
The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested an estate inspector of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for alleged possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of Rs 3.07 crore, according to a statement. The ACB statement issued on Thursday stated that the accused Jignesh Surendra Shah, a Class-2 Estate/TDO Inspector of East Zone of the AMC, was booked and arrested for the alleged possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of Rs 3.07 crore, which it alleged was 102.47% disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to the statement, the ACB conducted its preliminary inquiry based on an application it received regarding Shah's allegedly disproportionate assets. The ACB said that the period of investigation ranged between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2022, during which the officer had allegedly used unlawful means to accumulate disproportionate assets. The investigation is being carried out by ACB Police Inspector VD Chaudhary. Further probe into the matter is underway.
Indian Express
13-05-2025
- Indian Express
Gujarat: Mines dept official arrested, three others booked for ‘demanding' Rs 2 lakh bribe
The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested a senior clerk and booked three other officials of the Mines and Minerals Department in Vadodara for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 2 lakh on behalf of the 'whole office' from a sand stocker in lieu of processing his application, according to a statement. According to the ACB, the accused have been identified as Senior Clerk Class-3 Yuvrajsinh Dilipsinh Gohil, Assistant Bhustar Shastri Class-2 Ravikumar Kamleshkumar Mistry, IT Executive Class-3 Kiran Kantibhai Parmar and Royalty Inspector Class-3 Sanket Patel, all from the Mines and Minerals Department in Vadodara. Gohil has been arrested in connection with the case. All four have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, said the ACB. The complainant in the case had filed an online application regarding stocking of sand with the Mines and Minerals Department. Gohil allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh on behalf of all the staff of the office to clear the complainant's application, said the statement. As the complainant did not want to pay the bribe, he approached the ACB, following which a probe was launched into the matter, according to the statement. Police Inspector DD Vasava of Narmada ACB set up a trap at Premavati Hospital in Vadodara on May 12, where Gohil was nabbed red-handed accepting the bribe amount from the complainant, said the statement. The ACB further said that Gohil and the other accused had also held telephonic conversations about the acceptance of the bribe. Gohil was arrested and further investigation into the matter is underway, said sources.
