Gujarat Anti-corruption Bureau
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{{Infobox government agency
| name = Anti Corruption Bureau Gujarat
| native_name_a = {{lang|gu|લાંચ રૂશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો}}
| formed = {{Start date|1963|09|30|df=yes}}
| jurisdiction = Gujarat
| chief1_name = Shamsher Singh{{cite web | url=https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/shamsher-singh-gets-charge-of-acb-gujarat/27890 | title=Shamsher Singh gets charge of ACB Gujarat }}
| chief1_position = DGP
| chief2_name = Bipin Shankarrao Ahire{{cite web | url=https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/gujarat-a-major-reshuffle-of-ips-enacted/28696 | title=Bipin Ahiere has been appointed as Additional Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ahmedabad. }}
| chief2_position = ADGP
| website = https://acb.gujarat.gov.in/
}}
Gujarat Anti-corruption Bureau (Gujarat ACB) ({{langx|gu|ગુજરાત લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો}}) is a government agency having oversight responsibilities with objectives of ensuring compliance with codes of duty and thereby to make government functions corruption-free. It was established on 30 September 1963 after the bifurcation of former Bombay State and creation of Gujarat state. The main purpose of Gujarat ACB is to eliminate corrupt practices from Gujarat Government.{{Cite web|url=http://www.acb.gujarat.gov.in/acb/CMS.aspx?content_id=340|title=લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો|website=www.acb.gujarat.gov.in|access-date=2018-04-17}}
Administration
Gujarat ACB is an agency under Home ministry of Government of Gujarat. It is headed by an Indian Police Service(IPS) officer. [https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/shamsher-singh-gets-charge-of-acb-gujarat/27890 Current Chief of Gujarat ACB is Shamsher Singh]. To make the bureau more effective, there are 7 regional units spread across the state:
There are 108 police inspectors serving in 34 ACB police stations. There is an ACB police station in all districts of Gujarat except Dang.https://web.archive.org/web/20080704172920/http://www.acb.gujarat.gov.in/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
Notable activities
- Gujarat ACB filed First Information Report (FIR) against four Gujarat State Land Development Corporation (GSLDC) officers for a scam of Rs. 56 lakhs in farm pond scheme.{{Cite news|url=http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/crime/rs-56-lakh-trap-case-acb-files-fir-against-four-gujarat-state-land-development-corporation-officers/articleshow/63791038.cms|title=Rs 56 lakh trap case: ACB files FIR against four Gujarat State Land Development Corporation officers - Ahmedabad Mirror|work=Ahmedabad Mirror|access-date=2018-04-17}} During the raid, Rs. 56.50 lakhs were found from the possession of GSLDC Managing Director K S Detroja, Joint Director K C Parmar, Assistant Director Manhar Desai, Field Supervisor Soma Vaghela and Company Secretary Shailesh Shah.{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/guj-acb-books-officials-found-with-rs-56-50-lakh-unaccounted-118041301286_1.html|title=Guj ACB books officials found with Rs 56.50 lakh unaccounted|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-04-13|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-04-17}} Police arrested K S Detroja in this case on 2 May 2018 and handed him over to Gujarat ACB.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/police-arrest-gldc-mddetroja/articleshow/63992145.cms|publisher=Times of India|date=2 May 2018|title=Police arrest GLDC MDDetroja | Ahmedabad News - Times of India }}
- FIR filed against former superintendent of LG Hospital, Ahmedabad, Dr. R C Shah, for demanding Rs. 40,000 to clear pending bills. He was suspended and served a show-cause notice by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in March 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ex-superintendent-of-lg-hospital-accused-of-graft/articleshow/63806468.cms|title=Ex-superintendent of LG Hospital accused of graft - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-21}}
- On 6 May 2018, ACB filed a charge-sheet against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma in a case of allegedly taking Rs. 25 lakhs in bribe. He was arrested on 9 March 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/graft-case-acb-files-chargesheet-against-former-ias-officer-pradeep-sharma-5165135/|title=Graft case: ACB files chargesheet against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma|date=2018-05-06|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-14|language=en-US}}
- On 10 August 2018, ACB indicted Sojitra town Congress party president, Yogesh J Patel, for taking a bribe of Rs. 1 lakh from a contractor to get his bill passed in the municipality.{{Cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2018/08/10/anti-corruption-bureau-in-gujarat-nabs-a-town-congress-president-taking-bribe-of-rs-one-lakh-from-a-contractor/|title=Anti Corruption Bureau in Gujarat nabs a town Congress president taking bribe of Rs one lakh from a contractor|date=2018-08-10|work=DeshGujarat|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}
- On 4 November 2018, class 1 officer of Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Rajesh Patel, was arrested for collecting bribes from industries in the Udhana-Palsana Industrial Corridor. Circle officer of Kamrej, Kanaiyalal Patel and his assistant Atul Limbachiya, were arrested for accepting bribes worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs. An income tax official in Vapi, Ravindra Bokade, was arrested for asking bribe from financial firm owner.{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-anti-corruption-bureau-arrests-three-including-two-government-officials-i-t-officer-booked-5433048/|title=Gujarat: Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests three, including two government officials, I-T officer booked|date=2018-11-04|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en-US}}