The vigilance team has arrested two persons Arun Kumar Srivastava who was an assistant in Mandi Samiti, Rudrapur (Udham Singh Nagar) and Bhuwan Chandra Gangwar, a PRD volunteer early morning on Thursday. They were caught taking bribe of `500 for issuing forged vehicle entry slip to a truck driver for SIIDCUl factory, Rudrapur.
Raj Kumar Gupta registered a complaint to superintendent of police (SP) Amit Srivastava, vigilance sector Haldwani on January 25/26. In his written complaint, he stated that he is a driver in Deewan Transport Company based in the district Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh). His company’s trucks generally loaded with woods, he reached SIIDCUl factory from Shahjahanpur regularly during the night hours. According to him, the Mandi Samiti officials charge entry fees from each truck though it is free.
On January 25/26 night, when he reached Mandi Samiti, Rudrapur driving a truck, Srivastava and Dangwal had charged entry fee of `500, the complainant said. Both had directed the complainant to pay ` 500 again when he reached the entry gate on January 27/28 night, the complaint runs.
It adds that the duo made it clear that he would not be allowed to get in unless he coughed up the sum. Acting on the complaint, vigilance inspector Daniram Arya verified the complaint and found it was correct. A team led by inspector Mohan Chandra Durgapal was formed. Head constables Puran Chandra Pant and Deepak Singh Adhikari and constables Jagdish Chandra, Nagendra Bhatt, Israr Nabi and Manoj Mathpal were included in the team. Two independent witnesses were also included in it. The members drafted a plan to trap them, the trap being monitored by DSP (Vigilance) Chandra lal Titiyal.
Srivastav and Gangwal were caught red- handed while taking `500 as bribe from the complainant at 2.45 am on Thursday in the presence of two independent witnesses at the entry gate. Team members recovered `21, 150 from the table of Srivastava.
A case under appropriate sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered against the accused duo in Haldwani sector vigilance.
The accused were sent to jail after being produced in the court. Ashok Kumar, additional director general of police and director (vigilance), has announced reward for the team members for cracking the case.