Sawai Madhopur, June 24, 2025: As part of the ongoing anti-corruption campaign in Rajasthan, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) carried out a major operation today, arresting Jai Sharma, Senior Assistant at the Gangapur City Tehsil Office, and advocate Hariprasad alias Sonu while they were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹75,000.

Confirming the operation, ACB Director General of Police Dr. Ravi Prakash Meharda stated that the Sawai Madhopur ACB unit had received a written complaint from the complainant. According to the complaint, officials at the Tehsil office were demanding a bribe of ₹1 lakh in exchange for registering agricultural land purchased by the complainant in the village of Chuli.

To verify the allegation, a confidential verification was conducted on June 13, 2025. The investigation confirmed that Senior Assistant Jai Sharma, through advocate Hariprasad alias Sonu, demanded ₹1 lakh in bribes on behalf of the Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, Patwari, Jai Sharma himself, and Sonu. After negotiation, the bribe amount was reduced to ₹75,000.

On June 23, 2025, the ACB team laid a trap, during which advocate Sonu was caught red-handed accepting ₹75,000 from the complainant in the Power House area of Gangapur City. The full bribe amount was recovered from the shirt pocket worn by Sonu. Following this, Jai Sharma was taken into custody from the Gangapur City Tehsil office.

This entire operation was supervised by Deputy Inspector General of Police Rajesh Singh of the ACB Bharatpur Range, while the operation was led by Additional Superintendent of Police Gyan Singh Chaudhary of the Sawai Madhopur ACB unit. Interrogation and further legal proceedings are being conducted under the supervision of Additional Director General of Police, Mrs. Smita Srivastava.

ACB officials stated that the roles of the Tehsildar and other revenue department officials appear to be suspicious and will be thoroughly investigated. A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further legal action is underway.