Nagpur News.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Nagpur Police has scored a century, in style. The century of laying traps and subsequently nabbing Government servants who demanded and accepted bribes of different amounts in the period from January 2104 to September 10, 2014. The catching of a Block Development Officer of Jivti Panchayat Samiti in Chandrapur District on Wednesday, September 10 turned out be 101st catch of the year for Nagpur ACB, till now. The Block Development Officer Vishwas Salame was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 on the basis of a complaint lodged by a Gramsevak of the same Panchayat Samiti. The prized catches of ACB this year include 11 Class-1 Officers, 12 Class-2 Officers, 83 Class-3 Employees, 1 Class-4 Employee, and 14 other Government and Private personnel.
Similarly, in the same period i.e. from January 2013 to September 10, 2013, a total of 51 traps were successful. In comparison, the number of traps this year has witnessed a stallion jump. This jump was direct result of awareness campaigns and other ventures launched by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Nagpur Police, said a press release.
Sr No. Department Number of Traps
- Revenue 19
- Police 15
- Electricity 10
- Panchayat Samiti 08
- Education 07
- Zilla Parishad 07
- Land Records 06
- Health 04
- Mpl Corporation 03
- RTO 02
- PWD 02
- APMC 02
- Gram Panchayat 02
- Private 02
- Forest 01
- Coop Department 01
- Sports 01
- State Excise 01
- Agriculture Varsity 01
- Women & Child Devpt 01
- Social Welfare 01
- Irrigation 01
- Hydro Power 01
- Milk Producers Sangh 01
- Revenue Deptt (Yavatmal) 01
Total: 100+1
The Superintendent of Anti-Corruption Bureau, Nagpur Prakash Jadhav has appealed the citizens of Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, and Chandrapur Districts to come forward and lodge complaints against corrupt Government servants without fear.
Citizens can contact Toll Free No. 1064 and following telephone numbers as well. The Helpline Numbers are:
Nagpur: 9730396515
Chandrapur: 9958220257
Wardha: 9403001855
Bhandara: 7719900765
Gondia: 9168214101
Gadchiroli: 9420907739
ACB scores century of prized catches with 101 arrests of Govt babus accepting bribes in 2014