CPWD engineer held taking 4.5L bribe in Jamnagar

Rajkot: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested an assistant engineer of the central public works department (CPWD) in Jamnagar for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 4.52 lakh.Vijaykumar Meena was allegedly caught red-handed at the CPWD office on the campus of Gujarat Ayurved University. ACB officials said that a complaint was received from a citizen. Meena had allegedly been repeatedly demanding a bribe to clear a bill of the complainant's friend. The contract pertained to govt projects, including a joint venture between Gujarat Ayurved University and the World Health Organization and work at the BSF Marine Training Centre in Mojap village of Devbhoomi Dwarka district. "A trap was planned and set on Thursday. Meena accepted the entire bribe amount of Rs 4.52 lakh from the complainant inside his official chamber. The waiting ACB team immediately swooped in, catching him in the act and seizing the entire bribe amount on the spot," said an ACB official.