Overview
- Clerk-cum-typist Chandrakant Vasudeo was caught in an ACB trap on November 11 after accepting Rs 15 lakh at a Chembur cafe for a favourable order in a land dispute.
- Vasudeo has been remanded to judicial custody and his bail application is scheduled to be heard on November 19.
- The ACB has named Additional Sessions Judge Aejazuddin Salauddin Kazi a wanted accused, found his government residence locked, and sealed it during the inquiry.
- According to the ACB remand plea, a WhatsApp call recorded in the presence of witnesses captured the judge acknowledging the payoff and asking that the money be brought to his home.
- The case file notes an initial Rs 25 lakh demand, alleged threats on November 8 that an adverse order would follow without payment, and a close working relationship between the judge and the clerk.