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ACB Trap Operations Snare Officials Across Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir Over Bribery

Citizen complaints triggered verified sting operations leading to arrests under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Overview

  • Pune’s ACB unit caught Zilla Parishad health officer Ramkisan Gangadhar Ghyar allegedly accepting Rs 3 lakh on January 2 to facilitate a transfer, with a case registered at Bundgarden police station.
  • Thane ACB arrested Assistant Police Inspector Sanjay Dhondiram Bidgar of Ulhasnagar police station after he was allegedly trapped taking Rs 20,000 to avoid arrests in a case.
  • Palghar ACB booked Assistant Police Inspector Sahebrao Shivaji Kachre of Gholvad police station for allegedly demanding Rs 50,000 to refrain from arrest and to remove a name from case records.
  • Sindhudurg’s ACB unit arrested industry inspector Pankaj Vitthal Shelke at the District Industries Centre in Oros for allegedly accepting Rs 22,000 to approve a truck subsidy proposal.
  • Jammu and Kashmir ACB trapped and arrested Tehsil Office Central, Shalteng clerk Laiq Ahmad Nath for allegedly taking Rs 2,000 to erase a detention entry, with FIR No. 01/2026 registered.