A Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee was caught accepting Rs4,000 bribe from a fruit seller. The Special Establishment of Police (SPE) lokayukta took action on Thursday. The accused demanded bribe to release his three hand-carts seized by anti-encroachment squad of BMC.
Mohammad Aftab Ahmad alias Babu Bhai was nabbed by lokayukta on Thursday while accepting bribe from Mohammad Usman, who owns three hand-carts used to sell fruits.
Few days ago, Usman’s hand-carts were seized by anti-encroachment squad of the BMC and when he reached BMC and contacted the official concerned Mohammad Aftab Ahmad alias Babu Bhai, he refused to release the hand-carts but later he demanded to release them in return of Rs4000. When Usman was demanded to pay bribe, he chose to lodge a complaint with the lokayukta and lodged a complaint on Thursday morning where the officials laid trap to net Aftab. later, in the evening Usman reached the BMC office Sadar Manzil and while Atfab was accepting the bribe he was caught by lokayukta officials and further investigation was on.
Aftab is constable with anti-encroachment squad of BMC and was involved in process of seizing the hand carts and was aware that the fruit seller would contact for release of his hand carts. Usman is a resident of Jehangirabad area and works as fruit seller. A case under sections 13 (1) (d) and 13 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered against the accused and further investigation has been started.