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In the time span of five months i.e. from January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014 the various eight units of Anti – Corruption Bureau (ACB) have successfully set 455 traps. In these 494 cases were registered out of which 25 were of illegal possession of assets and 14 cases of corruption.
As compared to last year between January and May the number of traps has increased by 90% that is 216 more traps. In the set time span 746 accused have been arrested in different traps set by the ACB.
In the above traps of corruption the total money confiscated was Rs.1,33,94,250 and the illegal assets confiscated were of worth Rs. 62,59,45,299. The conviction rate in the year 2013 was 29% while the conviction in five months of this year is 29%.
The figures depict a great deal of improvement in the working of the ACB.
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2584In the time span of five months i.e. from January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014 the various eight units of Anti – Corruption Bureau (ACB) have successfully set 455 traps. In these 494 cases were registered out of which 25 were of illegal possession of assets and 14 cases of corruption.
As compared to last year between January and May the number of traps has increased by 90% that is 216 more traps. In the set time span 746 accused have been arrested in different traps set by the ACB.
In the above traps of corruption the total money confiscated was Rs.1,33,94,250 and the illegal assets confiscated were of worth Rs. 62,59,45,299. The conviction rate in the year 2013 was 29% while the conviction in five months of this year is 29%.
The figures depict a great deal of improvement in the working of the ACB.
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Times of India, May 27, 2014
MUMBAI: The city unit of the anti-corruption bureau on Tuesday made a hat trick by arresting seven corrupt officials of the rationing office at Shivaji Nagar in the eastern suburbs for accepting bribes from their own agent. This is the second biggest trap of the ACB after they arrested Khalsa College Principal Ajit Tethi and his personal assistant Nikita Vaid for accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 for admission earlier this month.
On Tuesday, the ACB arrested seven rationing officials, ranging from the senior-most rationing officer to a peon, for accepting bribes in denominations of Rs 200 to 500 from a rationing agent just to delete his son's name and issue a certificate.
The senior-most rationing officer of the 44-E office (Shivaji Nagar), Shamu Dhotre, clerk Pradeep Patil, assistant rationing officer Anirudh Kulkarni accepted Rs 200 each, while peon Prashant Peje and clerk Laxmi Dage accepted Rs 200 each. Lady rationing inspector Sujata Sawant accepted Rs 500, and a private lady, Asha Sonawane, who accepted Rs 1,000 on behalf of the officers, were caught red-handed by the ACB. All the accused have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and will be produced before the special ACB court on Wednesday. ACB officials said that the teams are also conducting searches of their houses to determine if they have amassed assets beyond their means.
Interestingly, the complainant in the case, a rationing agent, filed a complaint with the ACB alleging that his son was going out of the city for further studies and wanted his son's name deleted from the ration card in Mumbai so that he could get his name registered in the rationing office where he was studying. The complainant agent was angry and upset that officials were demanding bribes from him, and he decided to teach all of them a lesson. "During verification, the complaint appeared to be true," said Vishwas Nangre Patil, additional commissioner of police ACB.
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MUMBAI: The city unit of the anti-corruption bureau on Tuesday made a hat trick by arresting seven corrupt officials of the rationing office at Shivaji Nagar in the eastern suburbs for accepting bribes from their own agent. This is the second biggest trap of the ACB after they arrested Khalsa College Principal Ajit Tethi and his personal assistant Nikita Vaid for accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 for admission earlier this month.
On Tuesday, the ACB arrested seven rationing officials, ranging from the senior-most rationing officer to a peon, for accepting bribes in denominations of Rs 200 to 500 from a rationing agent just to delete his son's name and issue a certificate.
The senior-most rationing officer of the 44-E office (Shivaji Nagar), Shamu Dhotre, clerk Pradeep Patil, assistant rationing officer Anirudh Kulkarni accepted Rs 200 each, while peon Prashant Peje and clerk Laxmi Dage accepted Rs 200 each. Lady rationing inspector Sujata Sawant accepted Rs 500, and a private lady, Asha Sonawane, who accepted Rs 1,000 on behalf of the officers, were caught red-handed by the ACB. All the accused have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and will be produced before the special ACB court on Wednesday. ACB officials said that the teams are also conducting searches of their houses to determine if they have amassed assets beyond their means.
Interestingly, the complainant in the case, a rationing agent, filed a complaint with the ACB alleging that his son was going out of the city for further studies and wanted his son's name deleted from the ration card in Mumbai so that he could get his name registered in the rationing office where he was studying. The complainant agent was angry and upset that officials were demanding bribes from him, and he decided to teach all of them a lesson. "During verification, the complaint appeared to be true," said Vishwas Nangre Patil, additional commissioner of police ACB.
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BMC IS NO 1 IN CORRUPTION
Human rights activist Samir Jhaveri said, “The fact is that BMC is no 1 in corruption as per statistics disclosed by the anti corruption bureau of Maharashtra and it is clear that asking the occupation and education details of complainants is totally unfair and there is an obvious malafide intention. I think rather than doing this, the BMC should put up the assets declaration of its employees on the website under section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005.”
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Human rights activist Samir Jhaveri said, “The fact is that BMC is no 1 in corruption as per statistics disclosed by the anti corruption bureau of Maharashtra and it is clear that asking the occupation and education details of complainants is totally unfair and there is an obvious malafide intention. I think rather than doing this, the BMC should put up the assets declaration of its employees on the website under section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005.”
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3 COPS IN ACB NET FOR BRIBERY YESTERDAY THE 24TH JUNE 2014
In three separate cases yesterday, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested four police personnel, which include three police officers from the Raigad, Beed and Nashik districts, for demanding and accepting bribes for favouring the accused in the cases they were investigating. Importantly, the police department almost every year tops the ACB’s list of the most corrupt departments with around 149 police officers (men) having been caught in cases of graft till May and about 790 having been arrested since 2009.
In the first trap by ACB’s Raigad unit, an assistant police inspector posted at the Pen police station was caught demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000. The accused, 39-year-old Nakul Nyamne, took the bribe in order to stop harassing and not initiating action against an alleged illegality by a hotel establishment. Nyamne was caught taking the bribe outside his residence.
In the second trap at Beed, the ACB unit trapped a 54-year-old police inspector Chandev Tambade and a 48-year-old head constable Hameed Sheikh from the Peth-Beed police station.
The duo accepted the bribe through a private person identified as Khandu More, who is a hotel manager. More too has been arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant, whose brother has theft and assault cases against him. The deal was that Tambade and Sheikh would take weaker preventive action instead of a stronger one.
At Nashik, the local ACB unit trapped a woman police sub inspector for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000. The accused, Mangal Jogan, posted at the Yewala City police station, accepted the bribe for not registering an offence against the complainant.
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In three separate cases yesterday, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested four police personnel, which include three police officers from the Raigad, Beed and Nashik districts, for demanding and accepting bribes for favouring the accused in the cases they were investigating. Importantly, the police department almost every year tops the ACB’s list of the most corrupt departments with around 149 police officers (men) having been caught in cases of graft till May and about 790 having been arrested since 2009.
In the first trap by ACB’s Raigad unit, an assistant police inspector posted at the Pen police station was caught demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000. The accused, 39-year-old Nakul Nyamne, took the bribe in order to stop harassing and not initiating action against an alleged illegality by a hotel establishment. Nyamne was caught taking the bribe outside his residence.
In the second trap at Beed, the ACB unit trapped a 54-year-old police inspector Chandev Tambade and a 48-year-old head constable Hameed Sheikh from the Peth-Beed police station.
The duo accepted the bribe through a private person identified as Khandu More, who is a hotel manager. More too has been arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant, whose brother has theft and assault cases against him. The deal was that Tambade and Sheikh would take weaker preventive action instead of a stronger one.
At Nashik, the local ACB unit trapped a woman police sub inspector for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000. The accused, Mangal Jogan, posted at the Yewala City police station, accepted the bribe for not registering an offence against the complainant.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) plans to set up regional and zonal offices across the city and state following its success in trapping many bribe-seeking government officials recently. The ACB has arrested a record 722 public servants after laying 528 traps this year. Last year, 269 traps had been laid, and 341 were arrested in corruption cases.
Its office is in a remote place at Pochkhanwala Road in Worli and is not easily accessible. The registration of complaints online has not helped much. ACB sources said the home department is likely to approve the plan this week. If all goes according to plan, the ACB, like the Mumbai police commissionerate, in the initial stages will be able to set up at least four regional offices in South, Central, North-West, and North-East Mumbai.
The ACB is looking for a suitable place in South Mumbai for a regional office, which will have two zonal offices. While one will be at Azad Maidan, the other will be in Colaba. The south region will cover the high court, sessions, and other metropolitan courts, Old Customs House, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and state and city police headquarters.
The jurisdiction of the central office in Dadar will be from Byculla to Kurla. The western region will have an office at Bandra-Kurla Complex, where there are many government offices like the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority (MHADA), and Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). No place has yet been selected in the eastern region.
"Each regional office will be headed by an assistant commissioner of police, under whom there will be two police inspectors, who will independently accept complaints and lay traps. The regional and zonal offices will bring about more awareness and will help curb growing corruption," said Vishwas Nangre Patil, additional commissioner of police (ACB).
The ACB also plans mobile vans, which will be stationed outside major government offices on weekdays. "The vans will not only bring about awareness but will also accept complaints. The physical movement of ACB vans outside government offices will itself be a deterrent to corruption," said Praveen Dixit, state director general (ACB).
The state ACB has over the last few months been transforming the way it functions and has been introducing new methods to ensure better efficiency.
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Its office is in a remote place at Pochkhanwala Road in Worli and is not easily accessible. The registration of complaints online has not helped much. ACB sources said the home department is likely to approve the plan this week. If all goes according to plan, the ACB, like the Mumbai police commissionerate, in the initial stages will be able to set up at least four regional offices in South, Central, North-West, and North-East Mumbai.
The ACB is looking for a suitable place in South Mumbai for a regional office, which will have two zonal offices. While one will be at Azad Maidan, the other will be in Colaba. The south region will cover the high court, sessions, and other metropolitan courts, Old Customs House, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and state and city police headquarters.
The jurisdiction of the central office in Dadar will be from Byculla to Kurla. The western region will have an office at Bandra-Kurla Complex, where there are many government offices like the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority (MHADA), and Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). No place has yet been selected in the eastern region.
"Each regional office will be headed by an assistant commissioner of police, under whom there will be two police inspectors, who will independently accept complaints and lay traps. The regional and zonal offices will bring about more awareness and will help curb growing corruption," said Vishwas Nangre Patil, additional commissioner of police (ACB).
The ACB also plans mobile vans, which will be stationed outside major government offices on weekdays. "The vans will not only bring about awareness but will also accept complaints. The physical movement of ACB vans outside government offices will itself be a deterrent to corruption," said Praveen Dixit, state director general (ACB).
The state ACB has over the last few months been transforming the way it functions and has been introducing new methods to ensure better efficiency.
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Date: July 1, 2014
TWO COPS ARRESTED IN GRAFT CASE
The Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau has trapped and arrested a sub-inspector and a constable with the Malwani police for allegedly accepting a bribe from a scrap dealer based in Malwani. The two policemen had recently gone to Punjab to investigate a cheating case registered by the scrap dealer, and were demanding money in exchange for investigating the case as well as for reimbursement of the expenses that they incurred while in Punjab, officers said.
ACB officers identified the two suspects as sub-inspector Deepak Tonde and constable Ramakant Revandkar. The complainant had registered a complaint of cheating against a Punja-based business associate earlier this month and on June 16, Tonde and Revandkar had demanded Rs 10,00 from him in exchange for proper investigation of the case, which he had paid at the time.
Tonde and Revandkar subsequently left for Jalandhar in Punjab to investigate the case and on June 22, they contacted the complainant and told him that he would have to pay their hotel bills. Unwilling to pay any more money to the policemen, the complainant had approached the ACB on June 23.
“During subsequent investigations, we got enough evidence to confirm the bribe demand as well as the fact that the duo had accepted money from the complainant earlier, and we registered a case against them. Acting on our instructions, the complainant contacted them again on June 24 and they told him to foot their hotel bill of Rs 9,883 and a further sum of Rs 5,000 for expenses,” said an ACB officer.
The complainant subsequently transferred Rs 14,883 to the account of an employee working with the hotel on June 24. On Monday, when Tonde and Revandkar reached Mumbai from Punjab, they were arrested by a team of ACB officials from the Borivali railway station and charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further inquiries are underway against them, said officers.
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TWO COPS ARRESTED IN GRAFT CASE
The Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau has trapped and arrested a sub-inspector and a constable with the Malwani police for allegedly accepting a bribe from a scrap dealer based in Malwani. The two policemen had recently gone to Punjab to investigate a cheating case registered by the scrap dealer, and were demanding money in exchange for investigating the case as well as for reimbursement of the expenses that they incurred while in Punjab, officers said.
ACB officers identified the two suspects as sub-inspector Deepak Tonde and constable Ramakant Revandkar. The complainant had registered a complaint of cheating against a Punja-based business associate earlier this month and on June 16, Tonde and Revandkar had demanded Rs 10,00 from him in exchange for proper investigation of the case, which he had paid at the time.
Tonde and Revandkar subsequently left for Jalandhar in Punjab to investigate the case and on June 22, they contacted the complainant and told him that he would have to pay their hotel bills. Unwilling to pay any more money to the policemen, the complainant had approached the ACB on June 23.
“During subsequent investigations, we got enough evidence to confirm the bribe demand as well as the fact that the duo had accepted money from the complainant earlier, and we registered a case against them. Acting on our instructions, the complainant contacted them again on June 24 and they told him to foot their hotel bill of Rs 9,883 and a further sum of Rs 5,000 for expenses,” said an ACB officer.
The complainant subsequently transferred Rs 14,883 to the account of an employee working with the hotel on June 24. On Monday, when Tonde and Revandkar reached Mumbai from Punjab, they were arrested by a team of ACB officials from the Borivali railway station and charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further inquiries are underway against them, said officers.
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July 1, 2014
Estate Manager of Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) was arrested today by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant in the western suburb of Bandra.
The complainant was allotted a room in a transit camp at Mulund, an eastern suburb, as the building in which he was staying was declared dangerous. To inquire about a new room and documents, he had visited the Transit Camp department of MHADA at Kalachowki. The officer at Kalachowki asked him to go to headquarters at Bandra, ACB sources here said.
Accordingly, on June 18, the complainant visited the MHADA office, where the estate manager Ramkrishan Attram and a senior clerk had demanded Rs one lakh to furnish the necessary documents for him to shift to a new place in Mulund.
After bargaining, the deal was settled at Rs 50,000.
Reluctant to pay a bribe, the complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB.
After verifying the contents of the complaint, an ACB team today laid a trap in the MHADA office premises and arrested Attram while accepting Rs 50,000 from the complainant.
Senior clerk Kuramayyan Poojari was also taken into custody for inquiry, sources added.
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Estate Manager of Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) was arrested today by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant in the western suburb of Bandra.
The complainant was allotted a room in a transit camp at Mulund, an eastern suburb, as the building in which he was staying was declared dangerous. To inquire about a new room and documents, he had visited the Transit Camp department of MHADA at Kalachowki. The officer at Kalachowki asked him to go to headquarters at Bandra, ACB sources here said.
Accordingly, on June 18, the complainant visited the MHADA office, where the estate manager Ramkrishan Attram and a senior clerk had demanded Rs one lakh to furnish the necessary documents for him to shift to a new place in Mulund.
After bargaining, the deal was settled at Rs 50,000.
Reluctant to pay a bribe, the complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB.
After verifying the contents of the complaint, an ACB team today laid a trap in the MHADA office premises and arrested Attram while accepting Rs 50,000 from the complainant.
Senior clerk Kuramayyan Poojari was also taken into custody for inquiry, sources added.
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July 3, 2014
Lady treasury officer arrested by ACB for accepting a bribe
A lady officer of the treasury office at Devrukh in Ratnagiri district, who allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe for clearing a loan application, was arrested this afternoon by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), as announced here today.
ACB's Thane Range Deputy Superintendent of Police Jairaj Chapria stated in a press release this evening that a complainant had applied for a loan of Rs 1 lakh from his provident fund account.
Deputy Treasury Officer Deepali Dileep Kelkar had demanded Rs 500 from the complainant for clearing a loan application.
The aggrieved complainant lodged a complaint with the Ratnagiri branch of ACB, which laid a trap today and arrested the officer while she accepted the bribe amount from the complainant in her office, according to the ACB release.
The ACB booked her under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and mentioned that further investigations are ongoing.
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Lady treasury officer arrested by ACB for accepting a bribe
A lady officer of the treasury office at Devrukh in Ratnagiri district, who allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe for clearing a loan application, was arrested this afternoon by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), as announced here today.
ACB's Thane Range Deputy Superintendent of Police Jairaj Chapria stated in a press release this evening that a complainant had applied for a loan of Rs 1 lakh from his provident fund account.
Deputy Treasury Officer Deepali Dileep Kelkar had demanded Rs 500 from the complainant for clearing a loan application.
The aggrieved complainant lodged a complaint with the Ratnagiri branch of ACB, which laid a trap today and arrested the officer while she accepted the bribe amount from the complainant in her office, according to the ACB release.
The ACB booked her under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and mentioned that further investigations are ongoing.
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Anti-Corruption Bureau (Pune Unit) Superintendent Sarang Awad has earned the reputation of being a no nonsense officer with zero tolerance for corruption. In six months time, the number of traps have reached to 87 compared with 109 cases last year Pune ranks second in ACB cases, most of the traps resulted in class I government officials getting caught by the ACB sleuths. The Pune unit not only covers the entire city but also has jurisdiction spanning Satara, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur. Speaking to Chaitraly Deshmukh, he said,
Which department has the maximum number of arrest done by the ACB?
Revenue department, police, education, Municipal corporation, Irrigation department and now the new trend of arrests are from the health departments most of them are doctors who are demanding the bribe.
What is their modus?
This year in six months we have registered 87 cases of demanding bribe of which we have arrested 130 persons totally. Now a days, the trend is about hiring a private person who work as a agent between the officer and the layman. He is one who collect the amount and mediate between the two. In our trap this year we have arrested such 30 private persons.
What are the new trends of corruption in government machinery ?
Now money is not demanded but in many cases the officers are demanding piece of land or project concession to be given to them, gold, vehicles and asking people to deposit the money in their agent or other relatives accounts. So accordingly even the disappropriate assets cases have increase in city and after our inquiry we are being registering the cases.
Despite the traps statistic have increase but there is less per centage of conviction. Is there any effective steps taken by ACB?
Initally, the complainant use to lay the trap agains the officer out of person grudge and later they did not follow it on regular bases and many a time the complainant was not keen in following the court proceeding. But now the situation have changes and the conviction rate of ACB has increase by 30%. I am personally having a look on all the chargesheet file in court and also on regular bases we are having orientation courses about how to lay a trap and make the case strong. We have appointed an court officer who will be seated in the special court where our ACB cases are heard. He keeps daily updates about the cases, the stages and other ACB proceeding. This is helping us and our officers to understand the stage of the case and we can later inform the witness, complainant and our officers."
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The ACB officials have appeal people can lodge complaints by sending emails to the department or call 020 – 26122134 / 26132802 and on the toll free no.: 9420901900.
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Which department has the maximum number of arrest done by the ACB?
Revenue department, police, education, Municipal corporation, Irrigation department and now the new trend of arrests are from the health departments most of them are doctors who are demanding the bribe.
What is their modus?
This year in six months we have registered 87 cases of demanding bribe of which we have arrested 130 persons totally. Now a days, the trend is about hiring a private person who work as a agent between the officer and the layman. He is one who collect the amount and mediate between the two. In our trap this year we have arrested such 30 private persons.
What are the new trends of corruption in government machinery ?
Now money is not demanded but in many cases the officers are demanding piece of land or project concession to be given to them, gold, vehicles and asking people to deposit the money in their agent or other relatives accounts. So accordingly even the disappropriate assets cases have increase in city and after our inquiry we are being registering the cases.
Despite the traps statistic have increase but there is less per centage of conviction. Is there any effective steps taken by ACB?
Initally, the complainant use to lay the trap agains the officer out of person grudge and later they did not follow it on regular bases and many a time the complainant was not keen in following the court proceeding. But now the situation have changes and the conviction rate of ACB has increase by 30%. I am personally having a look on all the chargesheet file in court and also on regular bases we are having orientation courses about how to lay a trap and make the case strong. We have appointed an court officer who will be seated in the special court where our ACB cases are heard. He keeps daily updates about the cases, the stages and other ACB proceeding. This is helping us and our officers to understand the stage of the case and we can later inform the witness, complainant and our officers."
Contact ACB
The ACB officials have appeal people can lodge complaints by sending emails to the department or call 020 – 26122134 / 26132802 and on the toll free no.: 9420901900.
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June 30, 2014
THE anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Mumbai have arrested BMC employee Raju Lingappa Kamble for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,200.
According to ACB official, the complainant has applied for duplicate birth certificate in September 2013 at BMC’s S-ward, Bhandup. Since then he was running from pillar to post. He met an officer Varang who was always saying that his file had gone in BMC headquarter.
Varang also suggested that if he wants certificate immediate he should meet Raju Kamble. Kamble is labour in health department, S-ward, Bhandup. The complainant met Kamble. He (Kamble) allegedly demanded Rs 1,200 in-turn of giving birth certificate. Having no wish to give bribe on June 26 complainant approached ACB office and registered FIR against him. On June 27 ACB officials verified the complainant’s allegation.
On June 30 ACB officials laid a trap and arrested Kamble while accepting bribe of Rs 1,200.
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THE anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Mumbai have arrested BMC employee Raju Lingappa Kamble for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,200.
According to ACB official, the complainant has applied for duplicate birth certificate in September 2013 at BMC’s S-ward, Bhandup. Since then he was running from pillar to post. He met an officer Varang who was always saying that his file had gone in BMC headquarter.
Varang also suggested that if he wants certificate immediate he should meet Raju Kamble. Kamble is labour in health department, S-ward, Bhandup. The complainant met Kamble. He (Kamble) allegedly demanded Rs 1,200 in-turn of giving birth certificate. Having no wish to give bribe on June 26 complainant approached ACB office and registered FIR against him. On June 27 ACB officials verified the complainant’s allegation.
On June 30 ACB officials laid a trap and arrested Kamble while accepting bribe of Rs 1,200.
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July 4, 2014
SSC BOARD CLERK TRAPPED IN ACB NET
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested a junior clerk of the Maharashtra School Secondary Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate Board while accepting a bribe of Rs. 500 from a complainant here. The clerk, Sheshrao Padol (51), had demanded Rs. 500 as a bribe from the uncle of a student whose name was wrongly mentioned by the board on his SSC marksheet. Reluctant to pay the bribe amount, the complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB office here against Padol, a release from ACB here said. After verifying the complaint, an ACB team laid a trap in the SSC board office at around 1400 hours this afternoon and caught the clerk red-handed while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant. A case under Sections 7, 13(1)D, 13(2) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has been registered at the Kranthi Chowk police station against Padol, the release added.
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SSC BOARD CLERK TRAPPED IN ACB NET
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested a junior clerk of the Maharashtra School Secondary Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate Board while accepting a bribe of Rs. 500 from a complainant here. The clerk, Sheshrao Padol (51), had demanded Rs. 500 as a bribe from the uncle of a student whose name was wrongly mentioned by the board on his SSC marksheet. Reluctant to pay the bribe amount, the complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB office here against Padol, a release from ACB here said. After verifying the complaint, an ACB team laid a trap in the SSC board office at around 1400 hours this afternoon and caught the clerk red-handed while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant. A case under Sections 7, 13(1)D, 13(2) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has been registered at the Kranthi Chowk police station against Padol, the release added.
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July 5, 2014
ACB NABS SUB-REGISTRAR AND HEAD CONSTABLE FOR GRAFT IN KOLHAPUR
Gadhinglaj tehsil town of this district was shocked last night when Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials arrested the Sub-Registrar of Gadhinglaj Stamp and Registrar's office and Head Constable of Gadhinglaj Police station while accepting bribe amounts of Rs. 21,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively, late last evening.
The arrested individuals were identified as Rajendra Narayan Bhanse, Sub-registrar, a resident of Pattankodoli in Hatkanangale tehsil of this district, and Sadanand Vitthal Patil, of Kamewadi village, Chandgad tehsil of this district. According to ACB officials, the complainant Satish Haldakar submitted documents in the Sub-Registrar office for the transfer of a house in his name. Sub-Registrar Bhansae told Haldakar to pay Rs. 25,000 for it, which was eventually settled at Rs. 21,000.
However, unwilling to pay the bribe, Haldankar informed the ACB office, leading to a trap being set around the Sub-Registrar's office. Bhanse was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 21,000 from Haldakar.
Bhanse, who had transferred from Astha in the neighboring Sangli District just eight days ago, displayed corruption from his very first day in the Gadhinglaj office. He obstructed every file, citing minor reasons, and convinced people that their documents were illegal, according to sources. The second incident occurred at the nearby Gadhinglaj police station late yesterday evening. A complaint was registered at Gadhinglaj police station against complainant Mahadev Gholrakhe, a resident of Bhadgaon, regarding his agricultural land by his relatives.
Later, the relatives made claims in court, and the Judge sent the case to Gadhinglaj police station for investigation. Head constable Patil contacted Gholrakhe and demanded Rs. 3,000 for the police to submit a report in court on his behalf.
Gholrakhe informed ACB officials about the situation, leading to Patil being caught accepting a bribe at the Gadhinglaj police station area.
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ACB NABS SUB-REGISTRAR AND HEAD CONSTABLE FOR GRAFT IN KOLHAPUR
Gadhinglaj tehsil town of this district was shocked last night when Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials arrested the Sub-Registrar of Gadhinglaj Stamp and Registrar's office and Head Constable of Gadhinglaj Police station while accepting bribe amounts of Rs. 21,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively, late last evening.
The arrested individuals were identified as Rajendra Narayan Bhanse, Sub-registrar, a resident of Pattankodoli in Hatkanangale tehsil of this district, and Sadanand Vitthal Patil, of Kamewadi village, Chandgad tehsil of this district. According to ACB officials, the complainant Satish Haldakar submitted documents in the Sub-Registrar office for the transfer of a house in his name. Sub-Registrar Bhansae told Haldakar to pay Rs. 25,000 for it, which was eventually settled at Rs. 21,000.
However, unwilling to pay the bribe, Haldankar informed the ACB office, leading to a trap being set around the Sub-Registrar's office. Bhanse was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 21,000 from Haldakar.
Bhanse, who had transferred from Astha in the neighboring Sangli District just eight days ago, displayed corruption from his very first day in the Gadhinglaj office. He obstructed every file, citing minor reasons, and convinced people that their documents were illegal, according to sources. The second incident occurred at the nearby Gadhinglaj police station late yesterday evening. A complaint was registered at Gadhinglaj police station against complainant Mahadev Gholrakhe, a resident of Bhadgaon, regarding his agricultural land by his relatives.
Later, the relatives made claims in court, and the Judge sent the case to Gadhinglaj police station for investigation. Head constable Patil contacted Gholrakhe and demanded Rs. 3,000 for the police to submit a report in court on his behalf.
Gholrakhe informed ACB officials about the situation, leading to Patil being caught accepting a bribe at the Gadhinglaj police station area.
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JULY 5, 2014
A LADY SARPANCH IN ACB NET IN VASAI
THE Anti – Corruption Bureau (ACB), Thane, arrested Shakuntala Patil (45), the Sarpanch of Chandrapada Grampanchayat, Jewchandra, Vasai, Thane for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 2,50,000.
The complainant is a resident of a chawl that consists of 50 rooms. For providing the tax receipt for each room, Shakuntala Patil, the sarpanch demanded a bribe of Rs. 5,000 for each flat in cash. The total amount would sum upto Rs. 1,50,000 which was initially decided to be given in cash. Later on July 4, 2014, it was decided that the amount will be paid by cheque.
On the words of the complainant the ACB, Thane, set a trap on July 5, 2014, near the office of the Sarpanch and arrested Patil around 1:30pm while accepting a bearer cheque of Rs. 2,50,000 from the complainant. Further investigations in the matter are in progress
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A LADY SARPANCH IN ACB NET IN VASAI
THE Anti – Corruption Bureau (ACB), Thane, arrested Shakuntala Patil (45), the Sarpanch of Chandrapada Grampanchayat, Jewchandra, Vasai, Thane for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 2,50,000.
The complainant is a resident of a chawl that consists of 50 rooms. For providing the tax receipt for each room, Shakuntala Patil, the sarpanch demanded a bribe of Rs. 5,000 for each flat in cash. The total amount would sum upto Rs. 1,50,000 which was initially decided to be given in cash. Later on July 4, 2014, it was decided that the amount will be paid by cheque.
On the words of the complainant the ACB, Thane, set a trap on July 5, 2014, near the office of the Sarpanch and arrested Patil around 1:30pm while accepting a bearer cheque of Rs. 2,50,000 from the complainant. Further investigations in the matter are in progress
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July 06, 2014
Mumbai: The anti-corruption bureau, led by IPS officer Pravin Dixit, has embarked upon a new idea to halt corruption. For a week, the ACB has been posting photographs of the accused accepting bribes on its website, in addition to sharing specific details of the traps laid.
"We felt that photos of the accused accepting bribes will help us tackle the corruption menace," Dixit told TOI.
Also, video recording the incident and relevant photographs on the website leave hardly any scope for the fabrication of the trap, Dixit said. "We are making all possible efforts to ensure there is no scope for lacunae in the trap. So when the case comes up for the final hearing in court, we expect convictions in maximum cases," he said, adding that this will also ensure that the accused as well as ACB sleuths cannot alter the case.
According to a senior IPS official, a high-profile senior inspector who was caught taking Rs 1 lakh bribe from a contractor a week ago tried to defend himself after being nabbed by saying he was being framed. However, when he was told that the incident was being video-recorded, he turned speechless.
In another incident, a woman sarpanch from Thane tried to call up her senior on being caught while accepting a bearer's cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh as a bribe. But the attempt backfired as the entire operation was being videoed.
The IPS official said that besides specific details of the 630 cases registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act this year, photographs of 35 accused have been posted on the ACB website.
"Our effort will be to put up photographs of all the accused in the 630 cases in a phased manner. We are training our sleuths on the effective use of new technology," he said.
The official also mentioned that while the ACB has put up names of the erring officials on its website, the departments concerned should also display details of cases on their websites.
"We feel that departments should also post information on actions taken against such officials," he said.
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Mumbai: The anti-corruption bureau, led by IPS officer Pravin Dixit, has embarked upon a new idea to halt corruption. For a week, the ACB has been posting photographs of the accused accepting bribes on its website, in addition to sharing specific details of the traps laid.
"We felt that photos of the accused accepting bribes will help us tackle the corruption menace," Dixit told TOI.
Also, video recording the incident and relevant photographs on the website leave hardly any scope for the fabrication of the trap, Dixit said. "We are making all possible efforts to ensure there is no scope for lacunae in the trap. So when the case comes up for the final hearing in court, we expect convictions in maximum cases," he said, adding that this will also ensure that the accused as well as ACB sleuths cannot alter the case.
According to a senior IPS official, a high-profile senior inspector who was caught taking Rs 1 lakh bribe from a contractor a week ago tried to defend himself after being nabbed by saying he was being framed. However, when he was told that the incident was being video-recorded, he turned speechless.
In another incident, a woman sarpanch from Thane tried to call up her senior on being caught while accepting a bearer's cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh as a bribe. But the attempt backfired as the entire operation was being videoed.
The IPS official said that besides specific details of the 630 cases registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act this year, photographs of 35 accused have been posted on the ACB website.
"Our effort will be to put up photographs of all the accused in the 630 cases in a phased manner. We are training our sleuths on the effective use of new technology," he said.
The official also mentioned that while the ACB has put up names of the erring officials on its website, the departments concerned should also display details of cases on their websites.
"We feel that departments should also post information on actions taken against such officials," he said.
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July 7, 2014
Talathi Booked for Demanding Bribe of Rs. 4000
A talathi was booked today by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 4,000 from a farmer in the Paithan tehsil of the district. The talathi, Ravindra Mokade, who is attached to the Sajja-Tergaon village in the Paithan tehsil, had demanded a bribe of Rs. 4,000 from the farmer. The farmer wanted to add his and his brother's names in the 7/12 extract of their ancestral farmland after their father's death, according to sources in the ACB.
Reluctant to pay the bribe, the complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB Aurangabad unit. Acting on the complaint, ACB officials verified the facts and registered a case under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act with the Pachod police station against the talathi, as per sources.
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Talathi Booked for Demanding Bribe of Rs. 4000
A talathi was booked today by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 4,000 from a farmer in the Paithan tehsil of the district. The talathi, Ravindra Mokade, who is attached to the Sajja-Tergaon village in the Paithan tehsil, had demanded a bribe of Rs. 4,000 from the farmer. The farmer wanted to add his and his brother's names in the 7/12 extract of their ancestral farmland after their father's death, according to sources in the ACB.
Reluctant to pay the bribe, the complainant lodged a complaint with the ACB Aurangabad unit. Acting on the complaint, ACB officials verified the facts and registered a case under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act with the Pachod police station against the talathi, as per sources.
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The state Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been transforming its way of functioning and introducing new measures to ensure better efficiency over the last few months.
One of the reasons, perhaps, why the bureau has seen a 90% spike in the number of cases in the first five months of 2014 compared to the corresponding period last year. Last year, in the first five months, 281 cases were registered; it's 494 in the same period this year.
Apart from arresting officials in police, revenue, and administrative departments, ACB has of late been venturing into new territories like education, health, travel and tourism, realty, social service, etc.
Another area that the bureau has been concentrating on is the class I and II sector of government officials. In the past five months, ACB has arrested more than 70 class I officers and 90 class II officers across the state, which is 70% more than last year in the corresponding period.
Last month, Jawant Mane, a senior police inspector of Dindoshi Police, was arrested for accepting Rs 50,000 as a bribe from a complainant. Bhausaheb Patil, former deputy collector of Mumbai, was also arrested for allegedly amassing properties and farmland worth Rs 11.34 crore, which is reportedly disproportionate to his known source of income.
This year, the bureau forayed into the education department for the first time, nabbing Khalsa College principal Ajit Singh and his secretary Nikita Vaid last month, for allegedly accepting Rs 25,000 as a bribe from a student seeking admission into class 12 (science stream).
This April, Arthur Road Jail superintendent Vasudev Burkule, and his deputy were arrested for allegedly accepting Rs 35,000 from a jail officer to clear him in the Maharashtra prison manual exam.
"We are also concentrating on such niche departments that are vulnerable to corruption. We have increased surveillance in departments which were never really on ACB radar in the past. Education, health, sports, travel, RTO, etc are some of them," said Vishwas Nangre Patil, additional commissioner of police, ACB.
ACB officials now regularly visit government offices to understand their way of functioning. "We assure people who interact with top government officials, including their colleagues, to approach us if they find something amiss. We have enhanced vigilance in all departments through text message drives, regular visits and by keeping helplines in every unit," said Praveen Dixit, director general (DG), ACB.
The bureau also has informers across departments. "We work in a very clandestine way. While the majority of the traps we lay are based on complaints, we also raid officials' office or home if we receive some information. We have our officers in place to check on them, and now there are several modern mechanisms also to keep tabs on those under suspicion. It will not be proper to discuss these mechanisms, however," added a senior officer.
To target admission touts
With the advent of the admission season, the bureau is now planning to book bogus agents who promise college admissions for a price. "Some of these agents are associated with colleges and some work independently. We have our team in place to ensure no malpractices take place. We also have dedicated helplines to serve students under such circumstances. Education and health will be our primary focus," said Vishwas Nangre-Patil, additional commissioner of police, ACB.
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One of the reasons, perhaps, why the bureau has seen a 90% spike in the number of cases in the first five months of 2014 compared to the corresponding period last year. Last year, in the first five months, 281 cases were registered; it's 494 in the same period this year.
Apart from arresting officials in police, revenue, and administrative departments, ACB has of late been venturing into new territories like education, health, travel and tourism, realty, social service, etc.
Another area that the bureau has been concentrating on is the class I and II sector of government officials. In the past five months, ACB has arrested more than 70 class I officers and 90 class II officers across the state, which is 70% more than last year in the corresponding period.
Last month, Jawant Mane, a senior police inspector of Dindoshi Police, was arrested for accepting Rs 50,000 as a bribe from a complainant. Bhausaheb Patil, former deputy collector of Mumbai, was also arrested for allegedly amassing properties and farmland worth Rs 11.34 crore, which is reportedly disproportionate to his known source of income.
This year, the bureau forayed into the education department for the first time, nabbing Khalsa College principal Ajit Singh and his secretary Nikita Vaid last month, for allegedly accepting Rs 25,000 as a bribe from a student seeking admission into class 12 (science stream).
This April, Arthur Road Jail superintendent Vasudev Burkule, and his deputy were arrested for allegedly accepting Rs 35,000 from a jail officer to clear him in the Maharashtra prison manual exam.
"We are also concentrating on such niche departments that are vulnerable to corruption. We have increased surveillance in departments which were never really on ACB radar in the past. Education, health, sports, travel, RTO, etc are some of them," said Vishwas Nangre Patil, additional commissioner of police, ACB.
ACB officials now regularly visit government offices to understand their way of functioning. "We assure people who interact with top government officials, including their colleagues, to approach us if they find something amiss. We have enhanced vigilance in all departments through text message drives, regular visits and by keeping helplines in every unit," said Praveen Dixit, director general (DG), ACB.
The bureau also has informers across departments. "We work in a very clandestine way. While the majority of the traps we lay are based on complaints, we also raid officials' office or home if we receive some information. We have our officers in place to check on them, and now there are several modern mechanisms also to keep tabs on those under suspicion. It will not be proper to discuss these mechanisms, however," added a senior officer.
To target admission touts
With the advent of the admission season, the bureau is now planning to book bogus agents who promise college admissions for a price. "Some of these agents are associated with colleges and some work independently. We have our team in place to ensure no malpractices take place. We also have dedicated helplines to serve students under such circumstances. Education and health will be our primary focus," said Vishwas Nangre-Patil, additional commissioner of police, ACB.
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JULY 8, 2014
LADY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR ARRESTED BY ACB MUMBAI
THE Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB), Mumbai, arrested Shama Sayyed, Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) attached with Malwani Police Station, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 4,000.
The complainant owns a tea-stall in the Malwani police station’s jurisdiction. On May 16, 2014, the police carried proceedings against a worker at the tea-stall of the complainant, involved in riot. The investigating officer in the matter was Sayyed, who called the complainant to the Malwani police station. On July 6, 2014, the complainant visited Sayyed in the Malwani Police station, where Sayyed threatened of taking action against him and uprooting the stall if he failed to produce the worker, against whom the proceedings were carried. The complainant pleaded Sayyed to not to take action against him, so she demanded Rs. 5,000 from the complainant for not taking any action in the matter.
The complainant had no intentions of submitting to her demands so he approached the ACB, Mumbai on July 7, 2014 for filling a complaint against her. On the directions of the ACB the complainant met Sayyed who reduced the bribe amount to Rs. 4,000 after a bargain. And on this basis the ACB registered an FIR against Sayyed on July 7, 2014.
On July 8, 2014 The ACB set a trap at the Malwani Police Station and arrested Sayyed while accepting the bribe amount of Rs. 4,000. Further investigations in the matter are in process.
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LADY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR ARRESTED BY ACB MUMBAI
THE Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB), Mumbai, arrested Shama Sayyed, Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) attached with Malwani Police Station, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 4,000.
The complainant owns a tea-stall in the Malwani police station’s jurisdiction. On May 16, 2014, the police carried proceedings against a worker at the tea-stall of the complainant, involved in riot. The investigating officer in the matter was Sayyed, who called the complainant to the Malwani police station. On July 6, 2014, the complainant visited Sayyed in the Malwani Police station, where Sayyed threatened of taking action against him and uprooting the stall if he failed to produce the worker, against whom the proceedings were carried. The complainant pleaded Sayyed to not to take action against him, so she demanded Rs. 5,000 from the complainant for not taking any action in the matter.
The complainant had no intentions of submitting to her demands so he approached the ACB, Mumbai on July 7, 2014 for filling a complaint against her. On the directions of the ACB the complainant met Sayyed who reduced the bribe amount to Rs. 4,000 after a bargain. And on this basis the ACB registered an FIR against Sayyed on July 7, 2014.
On July 8, 2014 The ACB set a trap at the Malwani Police Station and arrested Sayyed while accepting the bribe amount of Rs. 4,000. Further investigations in the matter are in process.
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JULY 8, 2014
Nagpur News
Head Master of Gandhi Vidyalaya, in Kamptee tehsil held accepting bribe of Rs 5,000/-
When all people expect teachers to teach a weird case also comes to light when this ‘teach’ is ignored and ‘cheat’ is followed by members of teaching profession. Or else a person of as high a rank as Headmaster would not have asked for bribe of Rs 5,000/ from an assistant teacher, a member of his own profession.
One Arvind Devaji Sapate, 47, headmaster at Gandhi Vidyalaya, Vadoda, tehsil Kamptee, district Nagpur, demanded bribe of Rs 5000/ from Dilipkumar Marotrao Wankhede, assistant teacher for clearing his back wages and implementing rise in his salary. As this assistant teacher was in no mood to pay illegal gratification, he lodged a complaint with Anti Corruption Bureau Nagpur on July 5, 2014.
A trap was laid at the office of Gandhi Vidyalaya, and the headmaster, accused , Arvind Devaji Sapate was caught red handed accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000/ in presence of witnesses. An offence has been lodged against the accused under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at police station, Mouda, district Nagpur and investigation is underway.
The action was carried out under directions of Vasant Shirbhate, DCP/ police superintendent, Anti Corruption Bureau, Nagpur and Yashwant Matkar, Deputy Police Superintendent and under guidance of Ashok Sakharkar, police inspector by Santosh Pundkar, Subhash Tanodkar, Ajay Yadav, Shekhar Dhok and Uttam Das, all personnel of ACB, Nagpur.
ACB, Nagpur has appealed to all the citizens that if they come across any government staff demanding bribe they should report the matter immediately on ACB telephone numbers
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Head Master of Gandhi Vidyalaya, in Kamptee tehsil held accepting bribe of Rs 5,000/-
When all people expect teachers to teach a weird case also comes to light when this ‘teach’ is ignored and ‘cheat’ is followed by members of teaching profession. Or else a person of as high a rank as Headmaster would not have asked for bribe of Rs 5,000/ from an assistant teacher, a member of his own profession.
One Arvind Devaji Sapate, 47, headmaster at Gandhi Vidyalaya, Vadoda, tehsil Kamptee, district Nagpur, demanded bribe of Rs 5000/ from Dilipkumar Marotrao Wankhede, assistant teacher for clearing his back wages and implementing rise in his salary. As this assistant teacher was in no mood to pay illegal gratification, he lodged a complaint with Anti Corruption Bureau Nagpur on July 5, 2014.
A trap was laid at the office of Gandhi Vidyalaya, and the headmaster, accused , Arvind Devaji Sapate was caught red handed accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000/ in presence of witnesses. An offence has been lodged against the accused under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at police station, Mouda, district Nagpur and investigation is underway.
The action was carried out under directions of Vasant Shirbhate, DCP/ police superintendent, Anti Corruption Bureau, Nagpur and Yashwant Matkar, Deputy Police Superintendent and under guidance of Ashok Sakharkar, police inspector by Santosh Pundkar, Subhash Tanodkar, Ajay Yadav, Shekhar Dhok and Uttam Das, all personnel of ACB, Nagpur.
ACB, Nagpur has appealed to all the citizens that if they come across any government staff demanding bribe they should report the matter immediately on ACB telephone numbers
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DATE: JULY 9, 2014
LOCATION: AURANGABAD
POLICE CONSTABLE IN ACB NET FOR TAKING BRIBE
A police constable attached to the Mukundwadi police station here was arrested today by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths for accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a complainant.
According to an official press release from the ACB here today, the accused, identified as constable Bhaskar Ghodke, 42, had sought Rs 2,000 as a bribe from a complainant for not arresting him after an arrest warrant was issued against him by the local court for failing to obey a court order.
After bargaining, they later agreed on Rs 1,000 as payment.
Reluctant to shell out the money, the complainant lodged a complaint against Ghodke with the ACB office here.
Based on the complaint and after verifying the facts stated in it, an ACB team laid a trap at Uttam Hotel situated at TV center around 2200 hours last night and caught Ghodke red-handed while accepting the bribe from the complainant in the presence of witnesses, the release said.
An offense has been registered against Ghodke with Cidco police station under sections 7, 13(1)(D), and 13(2) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1988, the release added.
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LOCATION: AURANGABAD
POLICE CONSTABLE IN ACB NET FOR TAKING BRIBE
A police constable attached to the Mukundwadi police station here was arrested today by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths for accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a complainant.
According to an official press release from the ACB here today, the accused, identified as constable Bhaskar Ghodke, 42, had sought Rs 2,000 as a bribe from a complainant for not arresting him after an arrest warrant was issued against him by the local court for failing to obey a court order.
After bargaining, they later agreed on Rs 1,000 as payment.
Reluctant to shell out the money, the complainant lodged a complaint against Ghodke with the ACB office here.
Based on the complaint and after verifying the facts stated in it, an ACB team laid a trap at Uttam Hotel situated at TV center around 2200 hours last night and caught Ghodke red-handed while accepting the bribe from the complainant in the presence of witnesses, the release said.
An offense has been registered against Ghodke with Cidco police station under sections 7, 13(1)(D), and 13(2) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1988, the release added.
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DATE: JULY 9, 2014 : NAGPUR NEWS YET TO PUBLISHED SHESHRAO MAHADEO HEDAO DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TEL KAMTHI, TAL: KAMLESHWAR is trapped today morning by ACB while taking bribe of Rs. 4000.
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DATE: JULY 9, 2014 : BULDHANA NEWS YET TO PUBLISHED GANESH VASUDEO LOKHNAE, Agriculture officer, Panchayat Samitee, Nandura is trapped by ACB yesterday while accepting bribe of Rs. 3000/-.
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Thane, July 12, 2014
Three Government Officers Nabbed in Different Incidents
Three government officials have been nabbed for graft by the Thane unit of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in separate incidents at Kalwa, Kalyan, and Dombivli.
In the first incident, Vilas Dhawas, an assistant registrar of Kalwa, allegedly extorted money from citizens for delivering his job. He, however, ran out of luck when a complainant, who sought the lease and license of his apartment, was asked for a bribe of Rs 500 and registered a complaint with the ACB, said a source. The sleuths caught Dhawas red-handed on Friday afternoon.
In the second case, a Maharashtra Secretariat clerk from Kalyan and two other agents were caught taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a complainant. Kishor Shinde had demanded money from a ration shop owner to dispose of a complaint against him and a few other shopkeepers in Kalyan. The graft amount was later reduced to Rs 30,000. After a complaint was lodged against Shinde, a trap was set in a hotel at Kalyan, and he was caught taking the bribe, along with the two agents identified as Sunil Bansode and Vinod Akhade.
In the third incident, a constable attached to the Manpada police station in Dombivli was arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 5,000. Ganesh Marathe had sought the money for not filing a case against the complainant's uncle. The constable was supposed to be given money in installments, and he had already been paid Rs 2000. Marathe instructed the complainant to hand over the money to a pan stall owner on Saturday at 10 am.
Cases have been registered at Kalwa, Kalyan, and Manpada police stations under sections of the Prevention of Anti-Corruption Act, 1988.
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Three Government Officers Nabbed in Different Incidents
Three government officials have been nabbed for graft by the Thane unit of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in separate incidents at Kalwa, Kalyan, and Dombivli.
In the first incident, Vilas Dhawas, an assistant registrar of Kalwa, allegedly extorted money from citizens for delivering his job. He, however, ran out of luck when a complainant, who sought the lease and license of his apartment, was asked for a bribe of Rs 500 and registered a complaint with the ACB, said a source. The sleuths caught Dhawas red-handed on Friday afternoon.
In the second case, a Maharashtra Secretariat clerk from Kalyan and two other agents were caught taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a complainant. Kishor Shinde had demanded money from a ration shop owner to dispose of a complaint against him and a few other shopkeepers in Kalyan. The graft amount was later reduced to Rs 30,000. After a complaint was lodged against Shinde, a trap was set in a hotel at Kalyan, and he was caught taking the bribe, along with the two agents identified as Sunil Bansode and Vinod Akhade.
In the third incident, a constable attached to the Manpada police station in Dombivli was arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 5,000. Ganesh Marathe had sought the money for not filing a case against the complainant's uncle. The constable was supposed to be given money in installments, and he had already been paid Rs 2000. Marathe instructed the complainant to hand over the money to a pan stall owner on Saturday at 10 am.
Cases have been registered at Kalwa, Kalyan, and Manpada police stations under sections of the Prevention of Anti-Corruption Act, 1988.
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NASHIK, JULY 12, 2014
2 POLICE NABBED
The officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught police personnel Manoj Madan Bachkar and Navnath Avhad, who were absconding after being accused of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 from a complainant at Malegaon tehsil today.
According to ACB sources, the police had earlier filed cases against the complainant, his wife, and brother. The police arrested the complainant and his wife, later releasing them on bail.
Earlier, the complainant had requested Bachkar and Avhad not to keep his brother in police lockup, not to demand police custody from the judge, and to help him in getting bail if his brother is found guilty. The two personnel demanded a bribe of Rs 4000 from the complainant for their "help". The complainant went to the ACB office and informed them about the same.
Upon receiving the information, the ACB laid a trap and caught Bachkar red-handed while accepting the bribe. Bachkar handed the amount to constable Avhad, who was absconding after taking the money.
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2 POLICE NABBED
The officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught police personnel Manoj Madan Bachkar and Navnath Avhad, who were absconding after being accused of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 from a complainant at Malegaon tehsil today.
According to ACB sources, the police had earlier filed cases against the complainant, his wife, and brother. The police arrested the complainant and his wife, later releasing them on bail.
Earlier, the complainant had requested Bachkar and Avhad not to keep his brother in police lockup, not to demand police custody from the judge, and to help him in getting bail if his brother is found guilty. The two personnel demanded a bribe of Rs 4000 from the complainant for their "help". The complainant went to the ACB office and informed them about the same.
Upon receiving the information, the ACB laid a trap and caught Bachkar red-handed while accepting the bribe. Bachkar handed the amount to constable Avhad, who was absconding after taking the money.
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Mumbai, July 13, 2014
Rizvi College OS & DY OS Trapped
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday trapped an office superintendent and a deputy office superintendent from Rizvi College's unaided section for demanding and taking Rs 50,000 from a student to help secure admission in the Bachelor in Management Studies course. Later, he went to the college and met Hyder. "Hyder asked him to pay Rs 50,000 for the admission and said he would be allotted a seat. We recorded the student's statement and sent him to the college for admission. We have all the recorded conversations of the accused and the student talking about the admission and payment of Rs 50,000. The money has been seized," Patil added.
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Rizvi College OS & DY OS Trapped
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday trapped an office superintendent and a deputy office superintendent from Rizvi College's unaided section for demanding and taking Rs 50,000 from a student to help secure admission in the Bachelor in Management Studies course. Later, he went to the college and met Hyder. "Hyder asked him to pay Rs 50,000 for the admission and said he would be allotted a seat. We recorded the student's statement and sent him to the college for admission. We have all the recorded conversations of the accused and the student talking about the admission and payment of Rs 50,000. The money has been seized," Patil added.
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There are many traps daily by ACB Maharashtra. JAI HO.
No trap in the Labour Department, Factory Department, PF Department, ESI Department, Labour Welfare Department, Professional Tax Dept, BMC Shops and Establishment Dept so far except a peon at the Labour Commissioner's office in Pune who was trapped on 15.07.2014 while taking Rs. 300 (Three Hundred only). Poor fellow.
Why are there no traps in the above departments? HR fraternity, can we discuss it?
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No trap in the Labour Department, Factory Department, PF Department, ESI Department, Labour Welfare Department, Professional Tax Dept, BMC Shops and Establishment Dept so far except a peon at the Labour Commissioner's office in Pune who was trapped on 15.07.2014 while taking Rs. 300 (Three Hundred only). Poor fellow.
Why are there no traps in the above departments? HR fraternity, can we discuss it?
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Mumbai: ACB Mobile Vans to Curb Corruption in Government Offices
In its effort to reach the masses and make society corruption-free, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) launched four mobile vans on Thursday. Home Minister RR Patil inaugurated the mobile vans at ACB's Worli office. The state ACB has been transforming its functioning over the last few months and introducing new methods to ensure better efficiency.
The four mobile vans, which will move from one government office to another, consist of four policemen - two inspectors and two constables. ACB officials mentioned that the vans have been launched with the intention to reach the masses and register corruption complaints on the spot. On Thursday, the mobile van from the south region, carrying banners with slogans against corruption, was seen moving from Mantralaya to Bombay High Court and then to Old Customs House. ACB stated that the South region vans will cover locations such as the Bombay High Court, sessions and other metropolitan courts, Old Customs House, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and state and city police headquarters.
Director General of Police (ACB) Praveen Dixit said, "Our office is in a remote place at Pochkhanwala Road in Worli, which is not easily accessible, and the registration of complaints online has not been very helpful. Our motto is to reach more people who are compelled to pay bribes. Generally, the public avoids approaching ACB as they are not approachable, but with us at their doorstep, we believe it would make a lot of difference."
Additional Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil mentioned that on the first day, there was a tremendous response from members of the public. Several people were seen taking pictures of the slogans containing the toll-free numbers. "We hope our presence at government offices will curb corruption to some extent."
If this initiative is successful, the ACB will soon establish four regional offices like the Mumbai Police Commissionerate, namely South, Central, North-West, and North-East Mumbai. The ACB is scouting for a suitable place in South Mumbai for a regional office, which will have two zonal offices - one at Azad Maidan and the other in Colaba.
The ACB has arrested a record 722 public servants after setting up 528 traps this year. Last year, 269 traps were set, leading to the arrest of 341 individuals in corruption cases.
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In its effort to reach the masses and make society corruption-free, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) launched four mobile vans on Thursday. Home Minister RR Patil inaugurated the mobile vans at ACB's Worli office. The state ACB has been transforming its functioning over the last few months and introducing new methods to ensure better efficiency.
The four mobile vans, which will move from one government office to another, consist of four policemen - two inspectors and two constables. ACB officials mentioned that the vans have been launched with the intention to reach the masses and register corruption complaints on the spot. On Thursday, the mobile van from the south region, carrying banners with slogans against corruption, was seen moving from Mantralaya to Bombay High Court and then to Old Customs House. ACB stated that the South region vans will cover locations such as the Bombay High Court, sessions and other metropolitan courts, Old Customs House, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and state and city police headquarters.
Director General of Police (ACB) Praveen Dixit said, "Our office is in a remote place at Pochkhanwala Road in Worli, which is not easily accessible, and the registration of complaints online has not been very helpful. Our motto is to reach more people who are compelled to pay bribes. Generally, the public avoids approaching ACB as they are not approachable, but with us at their doorstep, we believe it would make a lot of difference."
Additional Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil mentioned that on the first day, there was a tremendous response from members of the public. Several people were seen taking pictures of the slogans containing the toll-free numbers. "We hope our presence at government offices will curb corruption to some extent."
If this initiative is successful, the ACB will soon establish four regional offices like the Mumbai Police Commissionerate, namely South, Central, North-West, and North-East Mumbai. The ACB is scouting for a suitable place in South Mumbai for a regional office, which will have two zonal offices - one at Azad Maidan and the other in Colaba.
The ACB has arrested a record 722 public servants after setting up 528 traps this year. Last year, 269 traps were set, leading to the arrest of 341 individuals in corruption cases.
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ACB Sets Vans:
ACB claims that they will address complaints on the spot without any delay. ACB has also provided two new cell phone numbers where one can even send SMS regarding corruption. The helpline numbers are 022 24921212, 9930997700, and 7506560175. You don't have to live with pain.
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ACB claims that they will address complaints on the spot without any delay. ACB has also provided two new cell phone numbers where one can even send SMS regarding corruption. The helpline numbers are 022 24921212, 9930997700, and 7506560175. You don't have to live with pain.
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Dear Anonymous,
It's okay to bring to notice for all HR fraternity. But our main concern is what happens after the trap? How many officials from the labor and employment departments have been trapped in that net so far, and is there any positive outcome as of today?
Thank you.
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It's okay to bring to notice for all HR fraternity. But our main concern is what happens after the trap? How many officials from the labor and employment departments have been trapped in that net so far, and is there any positive outcome as of today?
Thank you.
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KOLHAPUR - JANUARY 30, 2015 (just now)
The Anti-Corruption Bureau trapped the Mayor of Kolhapur, Trupti Malvi, allegedly accepting an advance bribe of Rs. 16,000. This is the first case in which an elected political figure, especially a Mayor of a city, has been caught in such a situation.
JAI HO!!!
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau trapped the Mayor of Kolhapur, Trupti Malvi, allegedly accepting an advance bribe of Rs. 16,000. This is the first case in which an elected political figure, especially a Mayor of a city, has been caught in such a situation.
JAI HO!!!
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Govt. Labour Officer in ACB net for taking a bribe of Rs 50,000
Panvel: 31.03.2015
A Government Labour Officer posted in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an ACB official said here today. Narayan Bhoir (52) demanded the bribe from a complainant for not taking action against his firm and registering a case under the Labour Act, said ACB (Navi Mumbai) inspector Vishal Jadhav in a statement. Bhoir sought the illegal gratification also for issuing a Contractor Labour License to the complainant, he said. The Navi Mumbai unit of ACB laid the trap last evening and nabbed Bhoir when he was accepting the money from the complainant in Navi Mumbai. He has been booked under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.
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Panvel: 31.03.2015
A Government Labour Officer posted in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an ACB official said here today. Narayan Bhoir (52) demanded the bribe from a complainant for not taking action against his firm and registering a case under the Labour Act, said ACB (Navi Mumbai) inspector Vishal Jadhav in a statement. Bhoir sought the illegal gratification also for issuing a Contractor Labour License to the complainant, he said. The Navi Mumbai unit of ACB laid the trap last evening and nabbed Bhoir when he was accepting the money from the complainant in Navi Mumbai. He has been booked under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.
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