₹50,000 Bribe Lands Chhattisgarh Health Department Clerk In Raipur Police Net

Raipur: Health dept clerk Chawaram caught taking 50K bribe. Demanded money from a retired lab tech for GPF release.

A health department clerk was caught taking bribe in Raipur.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

A clerk in the Chhattisgarh Health Department was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 in Raipur. The accused, Chhawaram Banjare, was allegedly demanding the money from a retired lab technician in exchange for processing his GPF and other retirement dues.

According to officials, Chhawaram Banjare is posted at the Commissionerate of Medical Education Office located in Nava Raipur. The complainant, Tukaram Lahare, a retired lab technician, had been trying to get his pending GPF and other financial dues cleared. However, Banjare allegedly withheld the necessary file and demanded ₹50,000 to move it forward.

Bribery Complaint Leads to Trap

Unable to afford the bribe and frustrated with the delay, Lahare approached the ACB and lodged a formal complaint. Acting on this, the ACB laid a trap to catch the clerk in the act.

Marked Currency Used in Sting Operation

As part of the operation, the ACB provided Lahare with chemically marked currency notes. He, along with ACB officials posing as relatives, went to meet Banjare at the health department office. As soon as Banjare accepted the cash and attempted to stash it in his bag, ACB officers nabbed him on the spot.

Arrest Under Corruption Charges

The clerk has been arrested under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Amended Act, 2018). ACB officials are currently interrogating the accused for further investigation.

(Report by Vineet Pathak, ABP News.)