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A no-confidence question had been filed against the parent of the complainant, who is the incumbent Sarpanch of Malana Gram Panchayat. (Express File)
Four radical person been booked allegedly successful transportation with a corruption lawsuit successful Banaskantha district, said a connection of the Gujarat ACB connected Saturday.
The accused, including 2 women, members of a Gram Panchayat, and their husbands had allegedly sought Rs 2 lakh bribe from a pistillate sarpanch successful lieu of voting successful her favour during a no-confidence vote, said officials.
The incidental took spot successful Malana Gram Panchayat of Palanpur taluka successful Banaskantha district. According to the connection from the ACB, Panchayat subordinate Jama Makwana and her hubby Mukesh, on with Panchayat subordinate Nayana Prajapati and her hubby Ramesh, were booked connected Thursday. A no-confidence question had been filed against the parent of the complainant, who is the incumbent Sarpanch of Malana Gram Panchayat.
Before the voting was to beryllium held successful which the Sarpanch had to beryllium her majority, the 4 accused demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant successful speech for voting for her arsenic good arsenic assurance of commissions from improvement works.
However, since the Sarpanch did not privation to wage the bribe, her lad contacted the Banaskantha ACB bureau and lodged a complaint.
Based connected the complaint, ACB Inspector AB Chaudhary acceptable up a trap astatine a edifice successful Palanpur and caught accused Mukesh Makwana and Ramesh Prajapati portion accepting bribe. ENS
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