Man who took charge of civic fire dept after May 25 Rakjot tragedy held for bribery

The in charge chief fire officer of Rajkot Municipal Corporation in Gujarat was arrested on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.80 lakh, an Anti Corruption Bureau official said.

In charge CFO Anil Maru had allegedly sought the bribe to grant his department’s no-objection certificate (NOC) to a building, he said.

“When the complainant, who is engaged in fire safety fitting work, approached the officer for the issuance of fire NOC for a building, the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh. The complainant paid him Rs 1.20 lakh and said he would pay the remaining money in another 4-5 days,” the ACB said in a release.