A TEAM from the Jabalpur Lokayukta (Special Police Establishment) unit successfully executed a trap opera tion following strict instruc tions from the Director General of Police, Lokayukta,Yogesh Deshmukh, and caught a Grade 3 Assistant red-handed while accepting bribe close to Malajkhand-Salitekri main road, near Prashant Photocopy, Tehsil Birsa. The accused was identified as 58-year old Rajkumar Ramteke, son of late Khushiyal Ramteke, posted as an Assistant Grade 3 (Reader) at the Tehsildar Office, Birsa, Balaghat District.

 

He was trapped on the com plaint of Santosh Dekwar, son of late Chamarulal, resident of Ward No. 7, Pauni, Malajkhand, Balaghat. The complainant, Santosh Dekwar had a case pending against him under sections 126 and 135(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) at the Naib Tehsildar Office in Birsa. The accused, Rajkumar Ramteke, who served as an Assistant Grade 3 (Reader) at the same office, was demanding a bribe of Rs. 3,000 from Dekwar to expedite the clo sure of the said case. The complainant filed a grievance regarding the demand with the Superintendent of Police Office, Lokayukta, Jabalpur.

 

Following the necessary verification of the complaint, a trap operation was organized on Thursday. The accused, Rajkumar Ramteke, was apprehended red-handed while accepting the bribe amount of Rs. 3,000. A case was formally regis tered against the accused under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), specifically including Section 7, Section 13(1)(B) and Section 13(2). Further investigation and due legal process are being undertaken.

 

The operation was con ducted by a dedicated team from the Jabalpur Lokayukta unit, including, Team In Charge: Inspector Brijmohan Singh Narwariya, trap Officer: Inspector Jitendra Yadav and other members of the Lokayukta team.