Rajasthan ACB arrests Taleda panchayat samiti staffer Bhanupratap Singh in bribe trap
Rajasthan's ACB says it caught a contractual junior technical assistant of Panchayat Samiti Taleda in Bundi accepting a Rs 70,000 bribe on 28 October 2026.
Key points
- Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau says it arrested a contractual staffer of Panchayat Samiti Taleda while he accepted a bribe.
- The ACB alleges Rs 70,000 was demanded for processing payment of bills for work done by the complainant; the trap was on 28 October 2026.
- The ACB says a case will be registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act; the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Bhanupratap Singh, junior technical assistant (contractual), Panchayat Samiti Taleda, Bundi district, was arrested by Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on 28 October 2026 while accepting a bribe of Rs 70,000, according to the bureau's press note. The trap was carried out by the ACB's intelligence unit at Kota on the instructions of its Jaipur headquarters.
What Happened
According to the ACB, its Kota intelligence unit received a complaint that the accused was demanding Rs 70,000 from the complainant for work related to the payment of bills for works the complainant had carried out, and was harassing him.
The bureau said the trap was laid on 28 October 2026 under the supervision of a deputy inspector general of police of the Kota range, and that the accused was caught accepting Rs 70,000 from the complainant.
The ACB said the accused is being questioned and further action is under way. It said it will register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and investigate further.
These are allegations, not findings of guilt; the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court, and due process continues.
What It Means
The case concerns the payment of bills for works done through a panchayat samiti, the block-level tier of rural local government. The arrest shows that the bureau acts on complaints against contractual staff posted in government offices as well as regular officials.
The ACB's note says that a person against whom a case is registered can approach the bureau directly with their side or explanation, and that the bureau decides on the investigation only after examining it in detail.
Readers in Rajasthan who are asked for a bribe by an official can contact the ACB on its toll-free number 1064 or its WhatsApp helpline 94135-02834, which the bureau says work 24x7, and it says it will help get legitimate work done. Helplines for every state are listed in Oquilia's guide at https://www.oquilia.com/report-a-bribe.
Source: Rajasthan ACB press note
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Sources & Citations
- Rajasthan ACB press note — Anti-Corruption Bureau, Rajasthan