Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Mumbai ACB Books Two BMC Engineers Over ₹3.5 Lakh
Mumbai’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case against three people.
Two of them are engineers working for the city corporation.
The third person is described as a private individual.
A worker said they asked him for ₹3.5 lakh.
He said the money was wanted before bills for completed work could be approved.
The work involved the Pink Army scheme and cleaning public toilets.
He reported the alleged demand to the ACB instead of paying.
The ACB is now investigating the case.
Mumbai’s Anti-Corruption Bureau booked two BMC engineers and a private person over an alleged ₹3.5 lakh bribe demand.
The accused are identified as G.H. Chandolkar, A.D. Dudhbhate and V. Khade.
The alleged demand was linked to approving bills for Pink Army and public toilet-cleanliness work.
The complainant, a 34-year-old man, approached the ACB after refusing to pay the alleged bribe.
The ACB registered a case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the investigation is continuing.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation engineers G.H. Chandolkar and A.D. Dudhbhate, and private person V. Khade are accused; a 34-year-old complainant reported the alleged demand.
- What
- The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case over an alleged ₹3.5 lakh bribe demand.
- When
- September 30, 2026, when the report was published.
- Where
- The alleged demand concerned work in the BMC’s M-East Ward in Govandi, Mumbai.
- Why
- The alleged bribe was demanded to approve bills for completed Pink Army and public toilet-cleanliness work.
- Agency
- Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mumbai
- Accused
- G.H. Chandolkar, A.D. Dudhbhate and V. Khade
- Alleged bribe
- ₹3.50 lakh
- Work involved
- Pink Army scheme and public toilet cleanliness
- Complainant
- A 34-year-old man who carried out the work
- Location
- BMC M-East Ward, Govandi
- Legal action
- Case registered under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act