BJP corporator in Surat held for taking Rs 50,000 bribe
A BJP corporator in Surat was Wednesday caught allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a shop owner, the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Burea (ACB) said. Apart from being the BJP corporator, the accused, Jayantilal Bhanderi, is also the vice chairman of drainage committee of the BJP-ruled Surat Municipal Corporation, the ACB said in a release.
Bhanderi represents Dabholi-Singanpor ward in Surat. The corporator allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from the shop owner for letting him use residential premises for commercial purposes, the anti-graft agency said.
After the complainant approached the ACB, its officials laid a trap and caught the BJP corporator accepting the bribe, the release added..
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