Overview
- API Sanjay Dhondiram Bidgar of Ulhasnagar police station in Thane was caught in an ACB trap on Friday while allegedly accepting ₹20,000.
- The complainant said Bidgar sought payment to avoid arresting his family members and to secure help in their case, prompting a Prevention of Corruption Act case.
- Assistant Police Inspector Sahebrao Shivaji Kachre of Gholvad police station in Palghar was booked for allegedly demanding ₹50,000 to avoid an arrest and remove a name from case records after a December 9 complaint.
- The ACB’s Sindhudurg unit arrested industry inspector Pankaj Vitthal Shelke of the District Industries Centre, Oros, for allegedly taking ₹22,000 to approve a subsidy proposal tied to a truck purchase.
- Officials said investigations are ongoing across the cases, with arrests carried out following preliminary verification and trap procedures.