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'''Gujarat Anti-corruption Bureau''' ('''Gujarat ACB''') ({{lang-gu|ગુજરાત લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો}}) is a government agency responsible to oversee adherence to duty and to make the government functions corruption-free. It was established on 30 September 1963 after bifurcation of former [[Bombay State]] and creation of [[Gujarat]] state. The main purpose of Gujarat ACB is to eliminate corrupt practices from Gujarat Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acb.gujarat.gov.in/acb/CMS.aspx?content_id=340|title=લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો|website=www.acb.gujarat.gov.in|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Gujarat ACB is an agency under Home ministry of [[Government of Gujarat]]. It is headed by an [[Indian Police Service]](IPS) officer. Current director of Gujarat ACB is Keshav Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:QQss9IWg65QJ:www.acb.gujarat.gov.in/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=લાંચ રુશ્વત વિરોધી બ્યુરો|website=webcache.googleusercontent.com|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> To make the bureau more effective, there are 7 regional units spread across the state:

# [[Ahmedabad]]
# [[Mehsana]]
# [[Vadodara]]
# [[Surat]]
# [[Rajkot]]
# [[Junagadh]]
# [[Bhuj]] (Includes border unit)

There are 108 police inspectors serving in 34 ACB police stations. There is an ACB police station in all districts of Gujarat except [[Dang District, India|Dang]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704172920/http://www.acb.gujarat.gov.in/]

== Notable activities ==

* Gujarat ACB filed [[First Information Report]] (FIR) against four Gujarat State Land Development Corporation (GSLDC) officers for a scam of Rs. 56 lakhs in farm pond scheme.<ref name=AM1>{{Cite news|url=http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/crime/rs-56-lakh-trap-case-acb-files-fir-against-four-gujarat-state-land-development-corporation-officers/articleshow/63791038.cms|title=Rs 56 lakh trap case: ACB files FIR against four Gujarat State Land Development Corporation officers - Ahmedabad Mirror|work=Ahmedabad Mirror|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> During the raid, Rs. 56.50 lakhs were found from the possession of GSLDC Managing Director K S Detroja, Joint Director K C Parmar, Assistant Director Manhar Desai, Field Supervisor Soma Vaghela and Company Secretary Shailesh Shah.<ref name=AM1 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/guj-acb-books-officials-found-with-rs-56-50-lakh-unaccounted-118041301286_1.html|title=Guj ACB books officials found with Rs 56.50 lakh unaccounted|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-04-13|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> Police arrested K S Detroja in this case on 2 May 2018 and handed him over to Gujarat ACB.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/police-arrest-gldc-mddetroja/articleshow/63992145.cms|publisher=Times of India|date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
* FIR filed against former superintendent of LG Hospital, [[Ahmedabad]], Dr. R C Shah, for demanding Rs. 40,000 to clear pending bills. He was suspended and served a show-cause notice by [[Amdavad Municipal Corporation|Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]] (AMC) in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ex-superintendent-of-lg-hospital-accused-of-graft/articleshow/63806468.cms|title=Ex-superintendent of LG Hospital accused of graft - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref>
* On 6 May 2018, ACB filed charge-sheet against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma in a case of allegedly taking Rs. 25 lakhs in bribe. He was arrested on 9 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/graft-case-acb-files-chargesheet-against-former-ias-officer-pradeep-sharma-5165135/|title=Graft case: ACB files chargesheet against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma|date=2018-05-06|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
*On 10 August 2018, ACB nabbed [[Sojitra]] town [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party president, Yogesh J Patel, for taking a bribe of Rs. 1 lakh from a contractor to get his bill passed in the municipality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2018/08/10/anti-corruption-bureau-in-gujarat-nabs-a-town-congress-president-taking-bribe-of-rs-one-lakh-from-a-contractor/|title=Anti Corruption Bureau in Gujarat nabs a town Congress president taking bribe of Rs one lakh from a contractor|date=2018-08-10|work=DeshGujarat|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
*On 4 November 2018, class 1 officer of [[Gujarat Pollution Control Board]], Rajesh Patel, was arrested for collecting bribes from industries in [[Udhana-Palsana Industrial Corridor]]. Circle officer of [[Kamrej]], Kanaiyalal Patel and his assistant Atul Limbachiya, were arrested for accepting bribe worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs. An income tax official in [[Vapi]], Ravindra Bokade, was arrested for asking bribe from financial firm owner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-anti-corruption-bureau-arrests-three-including-two-government-officials-i-t-officer-booked-5433048/|title=Gujarat: Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests three, including two government officials, I-T officer booked|date=2018-11-04|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Corruption in India]]
[[Category:Government of Gujarat]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1963]]

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