Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Two Shirur Police Constables Face Separate ACB Bribery Actions
Two police head constables in Shirur faced separate anti-corruption operations on the same day.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau said Shivaji Bankar demanded money to help people avoid arrest.
Investigators said he accepted ₹11,000 outside the old police station.
He was taken into custody shortly afterward.
The bureau also said Satish Mundhe demanded money in another criminal case.
Mundhe allegedly accepted ₹95,000 at a police outpost.
He then ran away with the money after noticing the investigators.
The bureau began legal action against both officers.
Police Head Constable Shivaji Jotiram Bankar was allegedly caught accepting ₹11,000 outside the old Shirur Police Station.
Police Head Constable Satish Natharao Mundhe allegedly accepted ₹95,000 before fleeing when he sensed the ACB team nearby.
The alleged bribes were linked to demands to help suspects avoid arrest in separate criminal cases.
Bankar was taken into custody, while Mundhe was not arrested during the operation, according to the ACB document.
Cases are being pursued under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, with additional action against Mundhe under Section 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Police Head Constables Shivaji Jotiram Bankar and Satish Natharao Mundhe, and the Pune Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- What
- The ACB conducted separate bribery traps involving alleged demands and acceptance of ₹11,000 and ₹95,000.
- When
- Wednesday, September 30; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Outside the old Shirur Police Station and at the Takali Haji police outpost under Shirur Police Station.
- Why
- The alleged payments were demanded to help people involved in criminal cases avoid arrest and receive assistance in those cases.
- First officer
- Shivaji Jotiram Bankar, 44
- First alleged bribe
- ₹11,000 accepted outside the old Shirur Police Station
- Second officer
- Satish Natharao Mundhe, 45
- Second alleged bribe
- ₹95,000 allegedly accepted at the Takali Haji police outpost
- Bankar's status
- Taken into custody at 9:33 p.m., according to the ACB document
- Mundhe's status
- Fled with the money and was not arrested during the trap
- Supervision
- The operations were conducted under Pune ACB Superintendent of Police Shirish Sardeshpande and Additional Superintendent of Police Ajit Patil