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Rajasthan ACB Nabs Forest Guard, ASI in Separate Bribery Cases
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:45
Rajasthan ACB Nabs Forest Guard, ASI in Separate Bribery Cases
- •Rajasthan ACB arrested a forest guard in Banswara and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in Jaipur in separate graft cases.
- •Forest guard Bhupesh Patidar was caught red-handed accepting Rs 5,000 to process a forest land lease file in Banswara.
- •Patidar initially demanded Rs 6,000 but agreed to Rs 5,000 for forwarding the complainant's land lease file.
- •ASI Mahesh Chand Meena of Sanganer Sadar police station was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe.
- •Meena, an investigating officer, demanded money to release a pickup vehicle and avoid implicating another person in a case.
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Bhupesh Patidar was caught red-handed accepting Rs 5,000 from a complainant for processing and forwarding a pending forest land lease file.
Mahesh Chand Meena, an investigating officer at the Sanganer Sadar police station, was arrested for allegedly demanding a Rs 10,000 bribe to release a pickup vehicle and to avoid implicating another person in a case.
Both accused officials are currently being questioned, and separate cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act are being officially registered against them.
