Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Mumbai ACB Arrests BMC Engineer Over Alleged ₹20,000 Bribe
A municipal engineer in Mumbai has been arrested after an anti-corruption team allegedly caught him taking ₹20,000.
The money was allegedly requested to help obtain permission for drainage repairs at a home kitchen used for a cloud kitchen business.
The complainant said the engineer first asked for ₹1.25 lakh.
She did not want to pay, so she contacted the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The bureau checked the allegation and later organized a trap.
Officers say they caught the engineer accepting the money at the A-Ward office.
They also say they found ₹7.03 lakh in cash and a mobile phone during a search.
A case has been filed under India’s Prevention of Corruption Act.
Mumbai’s Anti-Corruption Bureau allegedly caught sub-engineer R.V. Jaiswal accepting ₹20,000 at the A-Ward office.
The alleged bribe was linked to permission for repairing a kitchen’s drainage line and chambers.
The complainant said Jaiswal initially demanded ₹1.25 lakh for granting the permission.
The complainant approached the ACB on June 15, and a verification on August 17 confirmed the ₹20,000 demand.
The ACB registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and found ₹7.03 lakh in cash during Jaiswal’s personal search.
- Who
- Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau officers and BMC sub-engineer R.V. Jaiswal, along with the woman who filed the complaint.
- What
- Jaiswal was allegedly caught accepting a ₹20,000 bribe connected to permission for drainage repairs.
- When
- The complaint was filed on June 15; verification occurred on August 17; the arrest and trap took place on August 20, 2026.
- Where
- The alleged bribe was accepted at the A-Ward office in Mumbai.
- Why
- The alleged payment was sought in connection with permission to repair a household kitchen’s sewer line and chambers for a cloud kitchen business.
- Accused
- R.V. Jaiswal, 39, a sub-engineer posted in the solid waste management department of A-Ward
- Alleged bribe
- ₹20,000
- Initial demand
- ₹1.25 lakh, according to the complaint cited by the ACB
- Complaint date
- June 15, 2026
- Verification date
- August 17, 2026
- Cash found
- ₹7.03 lakh during Jaiswal’s personal search
- Law invoked
- Prevention of Corruption Act