ECONOMIC Offences Wing (EOW), Rewa, caught a computer operator posted in the office of Tehsildar, Guhd in Rewa district red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for demanding bribe in exchange for verification of an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate of the complainant’s daughter. The accused has been identified as Bhagwandin Chaurasia. According to EOW officials, complainant, Brijendra Mani Tripathi, a farmer and resident of village Narraha, Tehsil Guhd in Rewa district, lodged a complaint that his daughter’s EWS certificate application had been sent for verification from Balaghat office to Guhd Tehsil office in October 2024. However, the computer operator deliberately delayed verification and demanded Rs 10,000 to complete the process.

 

After receiving the complaint, EOW Rewa team laid a trap. As soon as the accused called the complainant to Guhd Tehsil office to collect the bribe, EOW team caught him red-handed while accepting the amount. Further legal action against the accused is underway. The operation was successfully conducted under the supervision of EOW Rewa team comprised of Inspector Priyanka Pathak, Inspector Harish Tripathi, SI, Garima Tripathi, SI, Mavna Singh, SI, Ruchika Suryavanshi, ASI, Santosh Pandey, Head Constable Pushpendra Patel, Head Constable Satyanarayan Mishra, Head Constable Ghanshyam Tripathi, Constable Ajay Pandey, Constable Amit Kumar Dubey and Driver Constable Santosh Mishra.