Gujarat: Govt staff caught taking Rs 4 lakh bribe in new Rs 2000 notes

Mangalore Today News Network

Ahmedabad,Nov 17, 2016:  Gujarat police have arrested two government employees for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh in Rs 2000 notes, a crime that has perplexed investigators because of a limit set by the government on withdrawal of new currency.

 

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) officials say they nabbed two Kandla Port Trust officials in Kutch -- superintendent engineer Shrinivasu and sub-divisional officer Kumtekar – by laying a trap for Rudreshwar Sunamudi, who allegedly came to collect the bribe on behalf of the duo.

But police are at a loss to understand how the money was procured because the government has imposed a Rs 20,000 weekly limit on withdrawal of currency.

Gujarat police have arrested two government employees for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh in Rs 2000 notes, a crime that has perplexed investigators because of a limit set by the government on withdrawal of new currency.

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) officials say they nabbed two Kandla Port Trust officials in Kutch -- superintendent engineer Shrinivasu and sub-divisional officer Kumtekar – by laying a trap for Rudreshwar Sunamudi, who allegedly came to collect the bribe on behalf of the duo.

But police are at a loss to understand how the money was procured because the government has imposed a Rs 20,000 weekly limit on withdrawal of currency.

Courtesy:Hindustan times