Overview

• The Anti-Corruption Bureau detained Sarabjit Singh Bajwa of the BMC H/East Ward on June 5 after catching him accept a ₹2 lakh payment for a Santacruz health licence.
• In a separate CBI trap on June 5, junior engineer Dinesh Chandra Pandey of NOFRA in Navy Nagar was arrested for allegedly collecting a ₹4.5 lakh bribe to clear pending contractor bills.
• Investigators say the engineer initially demanded ₹5.5 lakh before agreeing to ₹4.5 lakh, and they recovered ₹3.4 lakh from his office cupboard during a search.
• Both Bajwa and Pandey have been remanded for further interrogation, with Pandey held in CBI custody until June 9 amid questions over bribe-sharing arrangements.
• Premises in Mumbai and Roorkee were raided for incriminating files and payment records that agencies hope will expose other complicit officials and intermediaries.