Jaipur, August 13: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a tehsildar, a junior assistant, and an intermediary for accepting bribes in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Bahrod district. The operation took place in Viratnagar under the directives of the ACB headquarters.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Sanjay Kumar (Tehsildar/Sub-Registrar, Viratnagar), Devilal (Junior Assistant, Sub-Registrar Office, Viratnagar), and Ashok (private individual/intermediary). They were caught accepting a bribe of ₹55,000 in exchange for processing a land registry.
According to ACB Director General Govind Gupta, the complaint was filed on August 11 at the ACB station SU-1 in Jaipur. The complainant had purchased 0.0742 hectares of agricultural land in Amloda village for ₹1.46 lakh on May 26, 2026. He had already paid ₹13,931 as registration and stamp fees and completed all necessary formalities.
Despite no disputes, outstanding fees, or stay orders regarding the land, Sanjay Kumar and Devilal demanded a bribe of ₹60,000 for handing over the registry documents. Following the complaint, verification was conducted on Tuesday, during which Devilal allegedly reiterated the demand for ₹60,000. When the complainant offered ₹10,000, the accused insisted on the full amount.
After discussions, the tehsildar reportedly agreed to reduce the bribe to ₹55,000. On Wednesday, under the supervision of ACB Deputy Inspector General Dr. Rameshwar Singh and Additional Superintendent of Police Prashant Kaushik, a trap operation was executed. The operation was carried out by Deputy Superintendent of Police Archana Meena.
During the operation, Junior Assistant Devilal accepted ₹55,000 from the complainant and placed it in his pocket. Shortly after, he called Ashok and handed over the bribe amount, which Ashok then concealed in his pocket.
The entire bribe amount was recovered during the trap operation. Preliminary investigations revealed that the complainant’s work was pending with the accused. Under the supervision of ACB Additional Director General Smita Srivastava and Inspector General S. Parimala, questioning of the accused and further actions are ongoing.
The ACB will file a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and continue its investigation into this matter.
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