Overview
- Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Patole and private individual Omkar Gaikar were arrested during an ACB trap as Rs 25 lakh changed hands in Patole’s cabin at the TMC headquarters.
- A local court before Additional Sessions Judge VG Mohite remanded both accused to police custody until October 4 for further investigation.
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau registered an FIR with Naupada police under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- The complainant, a developer, alleged the payoff was demanded for clearing encroachments on his property, with reports differing on the total sought between Rs 35 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.
- Officials identified a third accused, Sushant Surve, as absconding, and the complainant said Rs 10 lakh had earlier been paid through Surve.