Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Pune ACB arrests liquidator and administrator for bribery
Two government-appointed officials in Pune were arrested for taking a bribe.
They demanded Rs 8 crore and took Rs 30 lakh as an advance from a member of a cooperative society.
The member wanted share certificates and had a dispute with other members.
The officials were supposed to be helping with the society's liquidation but asked for money to issue the certificates and to auction the society's land in the future.
The police caught them taking the money and have charged them with corruption.
Two government-appointed officials arrested for demanding Rs 8 crore bribe and accepting Rs 30 lakh advance.
Complainant is a new member of Ekta Cooperative Society in Pune.
Dispute between new and old members led to the society's liquidation.
Officials demanded Rs 3 crore for issuing share certificates and Rs 5 crore for future land auction.
ACB laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed on December 6, 2024.
- Who
- Vinod Manikrao Deshmukh (50) and Bhaskar Rajaram Pol (56)
- What
- Demanded and accepted bribe for issuing share certificates and future land auction
- When
- Arrested on December 6, 2024; bribe demanded in September 2025
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Why
- Alleged corruption in the liquidation process of a cooperative society
- Accused
- Vinod Manikrao Deshmukh (50) and Bhaskar Rajaram Pol (56)
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 8 crore demanded, Rs 30 lakh accepted
- Complainant
- New member of Ekta Cooperative Society
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Arrest Date
- December 6, 2024
- Charges
- Prevention of Corruption Act
- Custody
- Remanded to ACB custody till December 9, 2024