Have Senior Officials in Rajasthan Been Arrested for Bribery?
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Jaipur, Jan 1 (NationPress) Following directives from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Headquarters, the ACB's Sawai Madhopur division apprehended Suryaprakash Nama, a Senior Assistant stationed at the District Industries Centre, while he was caught in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a complainant.
The Director General of Police, ACB, Govind Gupta, stated that a complaint had been lodged at the Sawai Madhopur outpost claiming that Nama was pressuring the complainant for a bribe of Rs 30,000 in return for processing subsidy and interest subsidy payments for three shops under the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Dalit Incentive Scheme in the name of the complainant’s family members.
In response to the allegation, a discreet verification was executed on December 24, 2025, confirming that Senior Assistant Nama had indeed demanded Rs 30,000 but later consented to accept Rs 25,000.
Under the oversight of Rajesh Singh, Inspector General of Police, ACB Bharatpur Range, and Gyan Singh Chaudhary, Additional Superintendent of Police, ACB Sawai Madhopur, a sting operation was organized. The accused was apprehended while receiving the bribe.
Ongoing interrogation and investigation are being supervised by Smita Shrivastava, Additional Director General of Police, ACB. A case has been filed against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act, with further inquiries ongoing.
In a separate event, the Sikar unit of the ACB also detained Rajesh Kumar, Head Constable No. 171, assigned to Police Station Sadar Neemkathana, while he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant.
DGP ACB Govind Gupta mentioned that the Sikar outpost had received a complaint indicating that the accused had previously accepted Rs 10,000 as a bribe on December 31, 2025, and was now demanding an additional Rs 10,000.
The bribe was allegedly solicited to ensure that the complainant’s brothers were not implicated as suspects in case number 406/2025.
After verifying the complaint, a trap was set on Thursday.
In a coordinated effort led by the Deputy Inspector General of Police-III, ACB Jaipur, and Vijay Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police, ACB Sikar unit, the team caught Head Constable Rajesh Kumar red-handed while accepting the remaining bribe amount of Rs 10,000.
Interrogations and legal actions against the accused are being pursued under the supervision of Smita Shrivastava, Additional Director General of Police, ACB. A case has been filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and ongoing investigations are in progress.