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This is an archive article published on June 29, 2016

Rajkot land surveyor caught taking Rs 15,000 bribe from farmer

After being caught taking bribe, he was formally arrested by the ACB for further investigation.

A land surveyor was arrested from Gondal taluka of Rajkot after he was caught by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) taking Rs 15,000 bribe from a farmer for surveying his land.

Babu Makwana, a farmer of Sadak-Pipaliya village of Gondal had applied with district inspector of land records (DILR) of Rajkot for surveying his land. But Dipen Kathrotiya, a government approved surveyor who was to conduct the land survey, demanded Rs 15,000 from Makwana to get the work done on priority basis.

However, instead of paying up, Makwana filed a complaint with the ACB unit in Rajkot. Acting on the complaint, ACB police inspector KH Gohil laid a trap on the farm of Makwana and caught Kathrotiya red-handed when he accepted bribe money from the applicant.

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“Being a government-approved surveyor, he cannot demand money from applicants. Makwana had already paid Rs 2,000 fee for having his land surveyed,” Gohil said.

ACB said Kathrotiya was a resident of Moviya village of Gondal. After being caught taking bribe, he was formally arrested by the ACB for further investigation.

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