{"id":58091,"date":"2026-01-02T17:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=58091"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:57:23","slug":"gujarat-ias-officer-arrested-in-bribery-linked-money-laundering-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/gujarat-ias-officer-arrested-in-bribery-linked-money-laundering-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat IAS officer arrested in bribery-linked money laundering case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Administrative circles in Gujarat were jolted after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former Surendranagar district collector Rajendra Kumar Patel, a 2015-batch IAS officer, in a major money laundering case linked to bribery.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was made in connection with allegations of corruption and illegal financial transactions. Patel had reportedly been transferred without any posting about a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The case traces back to the arrest of Surendranagar revenue officer Chandrasingh Mori by the ED. During searches at Mori\u2019s residence, officials recovered \u20b967.5 lakh in cash. During interrogation, Mori admitted that the money was collected as bribes and that the network extended directly to senior officers.<\/p>\n<p>Following these revelations, the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered an FIR against IAS officer Patel and members of his personal staff.<\/p>\n<p>The ED\u2019s investigation has revealed a systematic corruption racket in the Surendranagar collectorate, where bribes were allegedly taken on a per square metre basis to fast-track approvals for change of land use (CLU) applications.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said an organised system was in place to extort money from the public in return for official clearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Administrative circles in Gujarat were jolted after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former Surendranagar district collector Rajendra Kumar Patel, a 2015-batch IAS officer, in a major money laundering case linked to bribery. 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