JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested husband of the councillor of Ward 4 of JMC-Heritage along with a middleman for accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 as first installment.
The bribe was taken in lieu of giving nod to a construction work by the complainant near Jamwaramgarh Mode area in the city.
ACB received a complaint that one Avinash Saini, who is the husband of councillor Barkha Saini, was asking people to stop a particular construction.
“While people used to approach him for help, he used to ask for bribe. A complainant approached us and stated that Avinash demanded Rs 2 lakh as bribe for giving nod to a construction. Later, he agreed for Rs 1 lakh in four installments.
After the verification of the complaint, a trap was laid in which the accused was arrested along with a middleman identified as Surgyaan,” said B L Soni, director general (ACB). A team led by additional SP Bajrang Singh laid the trap in which Avinash along with the middleman were arrested.
“Raids and searches were on at the residential and office premises of Avinash. Prima facie, no role of the councillor has been found as in the phone calls and other technical evidences, Avinash along with his middleman and the complainant were found negotiating the amount,” said an officer.
The arrest came a day after ACB had arrested one independent councillor of Ward number 6 identified as Jahid for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
