Ahmedabad fire brigade’s chief and an aide are held on suspicion of accepting a bribe connected to issuing fire safety No Objection Certificates (NOCs). According to reports, the alleged amount is ₹36,000, and the officials are detained in connection with the NOC process.
The cases are linked to the approval of fire safety compliance for buildings, with outlets describing the bribe as being sought in exchange for issuing the certificates for multiple properties. While one outlet specifically describes an official being caught while handing over NOCs, the other frames the action as holding the fire chief and aide for allegedly taking money to issue NOCs.
Both accounts agree on the central allegation: bribe-taking involving the fire brigade’s role in issuing fire safety NOCs in Ahmedabad, and the detention of senior personnel and an associate. Details on the exact number of buildings and the stage of the process appear to be limited and are described differently across coverage, but the reports are aligned on the reported bribe figure and the NOC issuance context.
