Mungeli
On 10 June 2025, the Anti -Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh arrested Patwari Uttam Kurre of Kailykala purple -handed taking a bribe of Rs 25,000. This motion was taken on the workplace in Surighat, Patwari. Uttam Kurre is accused of looking for report enchancment and bribe to offer paperwork. That is the fourth main motion of ACB in six months in Mungeli district.
Grievance on demanding bribery
On 30 Could 2025, High Singh Anuragi, a resident of Bodri Nagar Panchayat in Bilaspur district, filed a criticism at ACB unit Bilaspur. He stated that within the identify of him and his siblings, there may be 1.43 acres of land in village Kesalikala, Mungeli. Within the report, his identify is recorded as a substitute of High Singh. The husband’s identify is wrongly written in entrance of his sister’s identify. High Singh contacted Patwari Uttam Kurre to get this enchancment and land map, measles, B-One. Uttam Kurre demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 to get the work finished. High Singh didn’t need to pay bribe. He complained to ACB.
After verification of the criticism, the ACB discovered that the allegations had been right. After this the entice was deliberate. On June 10, High Singh was despatched to Patwari Uttam Kurre with a bribe quantity of Rs 25,000. As quickly as Patwari took bribe at his workplace in his Surighat, Mungeli, ACB staff arrested him purple handed. The bribe quantity was confiscated. Motion was initiated in opposition to Uttam Kurre beneath Part 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. He will probably be produced in court docket.
Crafts on corruption in Mungeli
That is the fourth motion of ACB in opposition to corruption in Mungeli district. Earlier, motion has additionally been taken in opposition to Principal homeowners Ram Mehar, Babu Honey Sharma, Income Inspector Naresh Sahu, Patwari Sushil Jaiswal and Assistant Sub -Inspector Rajaram Sahu in bribery circumstances. The ACB has indicated that strict motion in opposition to corruption will proceed.