Quepem talathi caught while accepting bribe

Quepem talathi caught while accepting bribe
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, NOV 29
Goa police Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) today conducted a raid and arrested Quepem Talathi Subhash Velip for accepting a bribe of Rs 5000 for mutation deed.
Police informed that the raid was conducted after a complaint by Avedem–Quepem resident Dilip Hegde that the mutation talathi was demanding money to move a file.
“Dilip had sold his land to a contractor who had filed papers for mutation in Quepem Mamlatdar office. While Dilip was following up the matter with the talathi, the latter was demanding a bribe to issue the mutation notice to the former”, said a police official.
After constant demands, Dilip filed a complaint with the ACB on Monday morning and a trap was planned to net the talathi red-handed. The raid was executed at about 4:15 pm in the office of talathi. 
“We asked Dilip to meet him in the office and pay the demanded bribe amount as ACB team took positions. When Subhash accepted the money from Dilip, we caught him”, he said.
The talathi was soon detained under Prevention of Corruption Act after which, police sources said, he was arrested.
In a late night development, sources said the talathi has now been placed under suspension.