India, Jan. 2 -- A 129-page charge sheet has laid out allegations of a Rs.40 lakh bribe demand by a serving sub-divisional magistrate to allow using an illegal road facilitating large-scale mining operations, officials aware of the investigation said.

The charge sheet documents the alleged demand across multiple sections, and relies on statements from witnesses to describe how the road was allegedly protected from enforcement despite repeated complaints.

Investigators listed 112 prosecution witnesses, including villagers, contractors, transporters, middlemen, government officials and enforcement staff. The illegal road connecting Basai Meo to Chhapra village in Rajasthan's Deegh district and Basai Meo to Nagal village, was crucial for t...