Public prosecutor caught taking bribe,arrested

When Paresh learnt he was cheated,he demanded his money back. Mulla gave him Rs 35 lakh back and asked for more time to pay back the remaining amount. Later,however,Mulla failed to pay up. On September 11,2011,Paresh committed suicide in Navsari.

Paresh’s brother-in-law,Prashant Desai,lodged a complaint of cheating against Mulla and nine others on December 30,2011. Navsari police arrested 10 persons,including Nazir Mulla. The accused agreed to pay Rs 10 lakh to the wife of the deceased after a settlement. Mulla and others got bail in 2012 and they deposited the amount of Rs 10 lakh with the court.

Paresh’s wife and his brother-in-law contacted APP T L Gangude in Gandevi court to get the amount from court. The APP demanded a bribe for helping them get the cheque from the court. Prashant,meanwhile,contacted Anti Corruption Bureau office and lodged a complaint against Gangude on Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon,as soon as Prashant handed the bribe amount of Rs 25,000 to Gangude,ACB officials caught him with the bribe amount. ACB Police inspector V D Patil said,“ We will investigate whether he had taken the bribe amount from others also.”