Home Guard in-charge officer caught taking bribe of Rs 2,000: ACB caught red-handed for taking bribe for transfer order from Visnagar to Unjha

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has turned a red eye against corrupt officials in the state. At Visnagar in Mehsana district, the ACB today successfully set up a trap and caught the officer-in-charge commanding of the Home Guard unit red-handed for taking a bribe of Rs 2,000. A bribe of Rs 2,000 was demanded According to the information received, a vigilant citizen who is on duty in the Home Guard, had applied for his transfer from the Visnagar unit to the Unjha unit. The application was approved and he was transferred. However, Visnagar Home Guard unit in-charge officer Commanding Hareshkumar Mangaldas Rathod demanded a bribe of Rs 2,000 for issuing the transfer file papers and orders. Bribery trap planned in the accused's office Since the complainant did not want to pay the bribe money, he approached the Gandhinagar ACB. On the basis of the complaint, a bribery trap was organized in the office of the accused located at Visnagar Taluka Seva Sadan on January 2, 2026. During the trap, the accused, Haresh Kumar Rathod, had a purposeful conversation with the complainant and accepted the bribe of Rs 2,000. As soon as he accepted the money, the ACB team caught him red-handed and recovered the bribe amount. Gandhinagar ACB caught red-handed The operation was carried out by the Gandhinagar ACB. Field Police Inspector H.B. It was carried out by Chavda and his team. Assistant Director A.K. A case has been registered under the guidance of Parmar and in-charge deputy director Haresh Mewada and further legal action is being taken. There has been a flutter of fluttering after an officer was caught demanding bribes for administrative work like transferring to a government office.