ACB sleuths arrest Textile Commissioner’s PA for demanding bribe of Rs 5 lakh
   Date :12-Nov-2020

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Staff Reporter :
 
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Nagpur, on Wednesday, caught a Personal Assistant (PA) to the Commissioner of Textile for demanding a bribe of Rs five lakh. ACB, in a press release, stated that the complainant, a resident of Plot No. 40, New Dhnyaneshwar Nagar, Manewada road, owns a private security company. He had deployed eight security guards at Vinkar Co-operative Spinning Mill which comes under Department of Co-operative Marketing and Textile.
 
The complainant had received a cheque of Rs 34.55 lakh for the service period of October 2015 to March 2019. However, the bill of Rs 9.46 lakh for the service period of December 2019 to August 2020 was pending with the department. The complainant then approached the office of Commissioner of Textile at Civil Lines to sanction the bill. When he met Nitin Suresh Verma, PA to Commissioner of Textile, he allegedly demanded Rs seven lakh bribe to sanction the bill. The complainant then approached ACB Nagpur and lodged a complaint against PA Verma.
 
After negotiations, PA Verma fixed the deal at Rs five lakh. After confirmation of the demand, the ACB officials laid a trap and arrested PA Verma when he demanded bribe of Rs five lakh to the complainant. The ACB teams are conducting searches at the property of Verma, an ACB official said. A case under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against the accused at Sadar police station. Under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (SP) Rashmi Nandedkar, Addl SP Rajesh Duddhalwar, the arrest was made by Woman Police Inspector Bhavna Dhumale and staff including Sunil Kalambe, Laxman Parteti, Rahul Barai, Geeta and others.