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Mandla CMO Gajanan Nafde Arrested Red-Handed Taking ‘2 Lakh Bribe’ for Outstanding Bills.
- •A Lokayukta team in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, caught Chief Municipal Officer (CMO) Gajanan Nafde red-handed accepting a bribe of 2 lakh rupees.
- •The operation took place at the Mandla Municipal Office, where the CMO demanded a commission to pass outstanding bills.
- •Complainant Gyan Chand's firm had an outstanding payment of 15 lakh rupees for LED lights and pipe fitting work.
- •The CMO initially demanded a 12 percent commission (approx. 4 lakh rupees) on a previous payment of 39.23 lakh rupees, which was later settled for a first installment of 2 lakh rupees.
- •The Jabalpur Lokayukta police verified the complaint and apprehended the CMO, completing further legal procedures at the Circuit House.
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Mandla Chief Municipal Officer Gajanan Nafde was caught red-handed accepting a 2 lakh rupee bribe from a contractor. He had demanded a 12 percent commission to release outstanding municipal payments for previous supply and construction work.
The CMO originally demanded a bribe of about 4 lakh rupees, which amounted to a 12 percent commission on the older payments totaling 39 lakh 23 thousand rupees. After pleading by the contractor, the first installment was settled at 2 lakh rupees.
The complaint was filed after the CMO withheld an outstanding payment of approximately 15 lakh rupees for water cooler and pipe fitting work, and conditioned its release on receiving a bribery commission. The distressed contractor then approached the Jabalpur Lokayukta police, who verified the demand using tape recordings before executing the trap.
