India, Jan. 4 -- Gujarata IAS officer and former Surendranagar collector Rajendrakumar Patel allegedly fixed bribe rates of Rs.5 to Rs.10 per square metre as "speed money" for Change of Land Use (CLU) approvals, generating proceeds of crime exceeding Rs.10 crore across more than 800 applications, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has told a court as part of its charges against him.

The agency has cited digital evidence, including "hisaab" (accounts) of bribe collections and WhatsApp messages, to identify Patel as the key beneficiary, and secured his custodial remand till January 7 in the money laundering probe, PTI reported.

In a remand application submitted before a special court for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (P...