Gujarat Anti-corruption Bureau
| લાંચ રૂશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 30 September 1963 |
| Jurisdiction | Gujarat |
| Agency executives | |
| Website | https://acb.gujarat.gov.in/ |
Gujarat Anti-corruption Bureau (Gujarat ACB) (Gujarati: ગુજરાત લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો) is a government agency having oversight responsibilities with objectives of ensuring compliance with codes of duty and thereby to make government functions corruption-free. It was established on 30 September 1963 after the bifurcation of former Bombay State and creation of Gujarat state. The main purpose of Gujarat ACB is to eliminate corrupt practices from Gujarat Government.[3]
Administration
[edit]Gujarat ACB is an agency under Home ministry of Government of Gujarat. It is headed by an Indian Police Service(IPS) officer. Current Chief of Gujarat ACB is Shamsher Singh. To make the bureau more effective, there are 7 regional units spread across the state:
There are 108 police inspectors serving in 34 ACB police stations. There is an ACB police station in all districts of Gujarat except Dang.[4]
Notable activities
[edit]- Gujarat ACB filed First Information Report (FIR) against four Gujarat State Land Development Corporation (GSLDC) officers for a scam of Rs. 56 lakhs in farm pond scheme.[5] During the raid, Rs. 56.50 lakhs were found from the possession of GSLDC Managing Director K S Detroja, Joint Director K C Parmar, Assistant Director Manhar Desai, Field Supervisor Soma Vaghela and Company Secretary Shailesh Shah.[5][6] Police arrested K S Detroja in this case on 2 May 2018 and handed him over to Gujarat ACB.[7]
- FIR filed against former superintendent of LG Hospital, Ahmedabad, Dr. R C Shah, for demanding Rs. 40,000 to clear pending bills. He was suspended and served a show-cause notice by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in March 2018.[8]
- On 6 May 2018, ACB filed a charge-sheet against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma in a case of allegedly taking Rs. 25 lakhs in bribe. He was arrested on 9 March 2018.[9]
- On 10 August 2018, ACB indicted Sojitra town Congress party president, Yogesh J Patel, for taking a bribe of Rs. 1 lakh from a contractor to get his bill passed in the municipality.[10]
- On 4 November 2018, class 1 officer of Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Rajesh Patel, was arrested for collecting bribes from industries in the Udhana-Palsana Industrial Corridor. Circle officer of Kamrej, Kanaiyalal Patel and his assistant Atul Limbachiya, were arrested for accepting bribes worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs. An income tax official in Vapi, Ravindra Bokade, was arrested for asking bribe from financial firm owner.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shamsher Singh gets charge of ACB Gujarat".
- ^ "Bipin Ahiere has been appointed as Additional Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ahmedabad".
- ^ "લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો". www.acb.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080704172920/http://www.acb.gujarat.gov.in/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Rs 56 lakh trap case: ACB files FIR against four Gujarat State Land Development Corporation officers - Ahmedabad Mirror". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Guj ACB books officials found with Rs 56.50 lakh unaccounted". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Police arrest GLDC MDDetroja | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". Times of India. 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Ex-superintendent of LG Hospital accused of graft - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Graft case: ACB files chargesheet against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma". The Indian Express. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Anti Corruption Bureau in Gujarat nabs a town Congress president taking bribe of Rs one lakh from a contractor". DeshGujarat. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Gujarat: Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests three, including two government officials, I-T officer booked". The Indian Express. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.