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Navi Mumbai ACB Catches Two in Alleged ₹43,000 Bribe
An auto-rickshaw driver applied for a job as a Mathadi worker.
He said two people asked him for money connected to his application.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau checked the reported demand with witnesses.
The amount was reduced from ₹55,000 to ₹43,000, according to the bureau.
The bureau then set a trap at an office in Turbhe.
It said a board inspector and a security guard accepted the money.
They were taken into custody.
The bureau said legal proceedings were underway.
The Navi Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau apprehended a board inspector and a security guard at an APMC office in Turbhe.
The ACB said the pair initially demanded ₹55,000 from an auto-rickshaw driver seeking appointment as a Mathadi worker.
The complainant alleged that the guard demanded ₹5,000 for himself and ₹50,000 on behalf of the inspector.
After ACB verification, the amount was negotiated to ₹43,000; the accused allegedly accepted it at about 6:47 p.m.
The ACB said an offence under Sections 7 and 7(A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act was being registered at APMC police station.
- Who
- A Grocery Market and Shops Board inspector and a security guard were apprehended; the complainant was a 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver.
- What
- The Navi Mumbai ACB said the two men were caught after allegedly accepting a negotiated ₹43,000 bribe.
- Where
- The board's office at the APMC Fruit Market, Sector 19, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai.
- When
- The trap was conducted on October 6, 2026, according to the report; the alleged acceptance was at about 6:47 p.m.
- Why
- The alleged payment was connected to the complainant's application for appointment as a Mathadi worker and a required signature on a register receipt.
ACB account
Accused response
Alleged bribe demand and acceptance
ACB account
The ACB said it verified the demand with panch witnesses, laid a trap, and apprehended the two men after they allegedly accepted ₹43,000.
Accused response
The report does not include a response from either accused.
Key facts
- Initial alleged demand
- ₹55,000
- Negotiated amount
- ₹43,000
- Complainant
- A 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver
- Accused
- Bharat Rajaram Kadam, a Grading In-charge Inspector, and Vijay Narayan Pawar, a security guard
- Trap location
- Grocery Market and Shops Board office, APMC Fruit Market, Sector 19, Turbhe
- Reported time
- About 6:47 p.m.
- Legal action
- An offence under Sections 7 and 7(A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, was being registered at APMC police station.
- ACB helpline
- 1064
Quotes
Dharmaraj Sonke
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Navi Mumbai
“After the complaint was received, the alleged demand was verified in the presence of panch witnesses. A trap was then laid after the demand was confirmed. The two accused were apprehended after allegedly accepting the negotiated bribe amount.”
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