Jaipur: The Kota branch of Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau\n(ACB) on Wednesday arrested mining engineer of Amet Gopal Lal Bacch after a\nmiddleman was caught taking a bribe of Rs 4 lakh on his behalf in Bijolia of\nBhilwara district, ACB officials said. ME Gopal Lal was demanding the bribe to\nchange the mining lease of the complainant from feldspar to granite. The ME had\nallegedly asked for Rs 25 lakh, of which 10 lakh was to be paid before the\nchange in mining use and the remaining amount once the change was approved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The middleman was identified as Lakshman Dhakad. \u201cWe had received\na complaint that ME Gopal Lal Buchch was demanding Rs 25 lakh for changing\nmining lease. We verified the complaint and laid a trap. Rs 4 lakh was to be\npaid as the first instalment of the bribe,\u201d said a senior ACB officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officer added that a team of Kota ACB trapped Lakshman\nDhakad in Bijolia of Bhilwara district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was accepting Rs 4 lakh on behalf of ME Gopal Lal near Ashok\nLeyland showroom on Bijoliya highway. Both were booked and arrested under\nvarious sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act,\u201d said the officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ACB is carrying out raids at the residence and other\nplaces belonging to Gopal Lal in Begun, the town which the ME hails from and\nBhilwara. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jaipur: The Kota branch of Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested mining engineer of Amet Gopal Lal Bacch after a middleman was caught taking a bribe of Rs 4 lakh on his behalf in Bijolia of Bhilwara district, ACB officials said. ME Gopal Lal was demanding the bribe to change the mining lease of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n