Overview
- Pankaj Rathore dialled a broker on speakerphone before Mayor Sharda Solanki during a Janta Darshan, alleging bribe demands tied to a building permit and plot transfer.
- The recorded call referenced specific officials and amounts, including Rs 10,000, Rs 4,000, and Rs 1,000, with a total around Rs 18,000 cited for “clearing” files.
- Municipal Commissioner Satendra Singh Dhakare said he heard the recording and issued show-cause notices to named employees, with the broker’s role under investigation.
- District authorities said the video circulating online is being examined to confirm its authenticity, following widespread public attention.
- Dhakare noted the building-permission process runs entirely online and reported no matching application from Rathore at the time of his complaint.