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Ahmedabad, Oct 15 (PTI) The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a deputy collector and a taluka development officer (TDO) for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes in separate operations, an official said on Friday.
The ACB on Thursday arrested deputy collector Nihar Bhetariya, serving in Devbhumi-Dwarka district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh, while TDO Amrut Parmar of Sutrapada taluka in Gir-Somnath district was held for taking Rs 5,000 from a contractor, the official said.
Bhetariya is a Class-1 officer of the Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS), he said.
According to a release issued by the ACB, a farmer and two of his friends had submitted applications for firearm licences to purchase guns to protect their crops from animals.
Bhetariya had sought Rs 1 lakh from each applicant for granting the approval, the official said.
After getting a complaint from the farmer, the ACB laid a trap at Bhetariya"s office in Dwarka town and caught him red-handed while accepting Rs 3 lakh cash, he said.