Mining dept clerk caught with Rs 5 lakh

Vadodara: After anti-corruption bureau sleuths caught a clerk of mines and minerals department in Godhra on on Godhra-Ahmedabad highway carrying Rs 5.1 lakh unexplained cash, he was booked on Sunday for the crime.
According to ACB officials, accused Shailesh Patel was nabbed after ACB was tipped off that a government official was on his way to Gandhinagar in a private car with bribe money.
Patel was stopped while crossing the toll plaza at Vavdi Buzarg outside Godhra, and his car was searched.
Cops also found a revolver from his car along with the bag of cash.
Patel told the cops that he had revolver’s licence, but did not reveal the source of the cash. “We questioned him for more than two days, but maintained a stiff upperlip on the money. Since prima facie it seemed that the cash was received through illegal means, an offence was registered,” said an ACB official.
ACB has also announced that if any person had given Patel the cash amount in the last seven days, they should inform the agency and file a complaint against Patel.