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CBI arrests Gujarat-cadre IAS officer in arms licence bribery case

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested Gujarat-cadre IAS officer Okay Rajesh on Wednesday for alleged bribery in sanctioning weapon licences to ineligible folks, officers stated.

Rajesh, a 2011-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was referred to as to the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Ahmedabad workplace for questioning, however he allegedly didn’t cooperate and was taken into custody, they added.

It is alleged that when he was the collector of Surendranagar district, Rajesh had taken bribes for land offers and sanctioning weapon licences to ineligible folks, the officers stated.

In May, the company had arrested Mohammad Rafiq Menon, who allegedly used to work as a conduit for the officer.

In addition to granting arms licences to ineligible folks, it’s also alleged that Rakesh had taken bribes for the allotment of presidency land and regularisation of encroached authorities land within the identify of ineligible beneficiaries.

“A preliminary enquiry was earlier registered on a request of the Gujarat government in the matter. The instant case is the outcome of the PE,” the CBI had stated after the registration of the case.

After lodging the case, the company had carried out searches on the premises of the accused in Gandhinagar and Surat (in Gujarat) and Rajahmundry (in Andhra Pradesh), which led to the restoration of incriminating documentary and digital proof, it had stated.

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