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The officials on Wednesday said that a case has been registered against a police officer in Maharashtra`s Navi Mumbai for allegedly acquiring disproportionate assets of Rs 3.48 crore, reported news agency PTI.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted an inquiry into the finances of the accused from December 2013 to October 2024.
It was found he acquired assets of Rs 3,48,40,279, which were allegedly 297 per cent more than his legitimate sources of income for the period, an official from Ulwe police station said, reported PTI.
A case was registered against the accused on Monday under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, he said.
The accused was formerly posted as a senior inspector at the NRI Sagri police station in Navi Mumbai, as per the FIR, but it does not mention his current status, reported PTI.
MSEDCL official in Palghar held for taking Rs 30,000 bribe
In another case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested an official of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) in Palghar for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 to reduce the dues of a defaulter, the ACB said on Tuesday, reported PTI.
A person had an electricity meter that was closed since 2010, resulting in an accumulated outstanding bill of Rs 2,06,920, it said.
Seeking to resolve the issue and regularise the bill amount, the person approached the MSEDCL office and reported PTI.
The 57-year-old accused, posted as deputy manager at the MSEDCL executive engineer`s office in Palghar district, allegedly offered to reduce the dues to Rs 60,000 if the person paid him a bribe of Rs 35,000, the ACB said in a release, reported PTI.
The person approached the Thane ACB, which verified the allegations and laid a trap.
“The accused agreed to accept Rs 30,000 from the complainant on Monday evening. He was arrested while accepting the bribe amount,” the anti-graft agency said, reported PTI.
A case was registered against the accused at Manickpur police station under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, it added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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