ACB Gujarat Nabs UGVCL Junior Engineer in Rs 50,000 Bribe Trap November 16, 2025

Patan: In a swift and successful operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Patan on Saturday caught a Junior Engineer of Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL) red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹50,000.

The accused, Chintan Kumar Shaileshbhai Patel, serving as Junior Engineer at UGVCL’s Sami Sub-Division in Gujarat’s Patan district, was trapped following a complaint filed by an alert citizen. Patel, a Class-2 officer residing at Sanidhya Park, Waghodia Road, Vadodara, had allegedly demanded the bribe for providing an electricity connection to the complainant’s farm.

According to officials, the complainant approached Patan ACB after Patel demanded ₹50,000 to process the application. Unwilling to pay

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