Mining officer in ACB net

Chandrapur: A team of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested district mining officer of Gadchiroli Shrikant Shelke (31) for taking bribe of Rs 1.20 lakh from a contractor, on Monday evening. Accused Shelke had sought the bribe to issue a license for transport of sand to the contractor.

Shelke has sought bribe of Rs 1.20 for issuing a licence for transport of minerals.

The complainant was sent with the bribe money after which the raiding team caught the accused red-handed as soon as he accepted the bribe amount.from the complainant. Based on the complaint filed by ACB officials, offence under section 7 of Anti Corruption Act 1988 (amended 2018) were registered at Gadchiroli police station.