ACB Nabs BMC K-East Ward Staffer Accepting 12,000 Bribe In Sting Operation

Mumbai: The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) authorities have actually jailed a staffer from K-East ward of BMC in a bribery situation. The implicated public slave has actually been recognized as Sandeep Jogdandkar, an assistant at K-East ward of BMC.

According to the ACB, the plaintiff remains in business of marketing and leasing handcarts. On 18/01/2025, the handcart making devices of the plaintiff was gotten by Maintenance Department, BMC, K/ East Ward, Mumbai.

The complainant mosted likely to K/ East Ward on the following day and attempted to satisfy the police officers there yet might not satisfy them. After that the plaintiff on 27/01/2025 web an authorities at K/East Ward that informed the plaintiff that his possessions have actually currently been disposed and absolutely nothing can be done.

Thereafter on 27/03/2025 the plaintiff familiarized from his associates that his possessions were being marketed bySandeep Jogdandkar Accordingly, the plaintiff sent out an individual recognized to him to satisfyJogdandkar

At that time Jogdandkar called the plaintiff on phone and asked him to satisfy near J.B.Nagar Metro Station Jogdandkar after that informed the plaintiff to pay Rs 15,000 to obtain his possessions. After settlement the quantity was reduced to Rs 12,000.

However, as the plaintiff did not intend to pay kickback to the general public slave, he came close to ACB Mumbai workplace on 02/04/2025 and lodged an issue. Accordingly, a catch was laid and Sandeep Jogdandkar was captured openly while apparently approving a kickback of Rs 12,000 from the plaintiff.

A situation was after that signed up under the appropriate area of Prevention of Corruption Act and implicated public slave was put under apprehension.