THANAGAZI EO, BROKER HELD FOR TAKING `2L BRIBE; JEN ABSCONDING

Alwar: The ACB on Tuesday nabbed Thanagazi Municipality Executive Officer Arun Sharma and a broker for taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh while JEN Bholaram escaped on getting information about the trap. The bureau arrested EO from Khata in Thanagaji while the team traveled to Neemrana in search of the JEN. The arrested broker who took the bribe is Ramesh Saini, the personal assistant of contractor Babulal. ACB ASP Pushpendra Singh said that EO Sharma and JEN Bholaram had demanded Rs 4.31 lakh as 14 per cent commission from the contractor in lieu of passing a bill of Rs 29 lakh and he was constantly being pressured to give the bribe. The contractor complained about this to Jaipur ACB after which the bureau verified the complaint and arrested the broker on Tuesday evening taking Rs 2 Lakh. ACB officials said that the EO was also arrested soon after broker was arrested. But after JEN Bholaram got the idea of ACB trap, he escaped.