Himmatnagar Bribery charges: Court rejects bail plea of civic body’s chief engineer

Ahmedabad | Sunday | 18th November, 2018

Summary:

A sessions court in Ahmedabad on Saturday rejected the bail plea of suspended chief engineer of Himmatnagar municipality. Chief engineer Ashwin Darji was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau from SG Highway while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.46 lakh from the complainant. Darji is alleged to have sought 2 per cent commission from a businessman involved in construction work. It is alleged that he sought the commission to accept a bill of Rs 1.23 crore from the construction firm, which is building Dr Nalinkant Gandhi town hall in Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district. For all the latest Ahmedabad News, download Indian Express App.