Thane Municipal Corporation Peon Arrested for Accepting ₹2,500 Bribe

The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a peon attached to the Thane Municipal Corporation's Property Tax Recovery Department on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹2,500.

The accused, identified as 43-year-old Devendra Dwarkanath Koli, allegedly demanded the sum from a 36-year-old businessman to facilitate a name change on the official property tax receipt. The businessman refused to pay and lodged a formal complaint with the ACB on September 4.

Following investigation, ACB officials laid a trap and apprehended Koli while accepting the bribe amount. A case has been registered against him at Wagle Estate police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act.