The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Pune, on Thursday arrested Anil Tukaram Bankar, 51, director of the State Transport Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai, for allegedly accepting a ₹4 lakh bribe from a contractor in Baramati. Bankar, who is also a traffic controller at the Baramati MIDC Depot, was caught during an ACB trap while allegedly accepting the money.
He has been booked under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, at Baramati City Police Station.
According to the ACB, the complainant had undertaken furniture renovation work at the bank’s Baramati branch and submitted bills worth ₹48.60 lakh. While ₹40 lakh had been released, payments of ₹8.60 lakh and ₹4.98 lakh for other works were pending.
The complainant alleged that Bankar demanded ₹5 lakh to clear the pending ₹8.60 lakh payment. An ACB complaint was filed on July 20.
During verification on July 23, Bankar allegedly demanded ₹4.60 lakh, which was later negotiated to ₹4 lakh. He also allegedly demanded another ₹4 lakh to approve the remaining ₹4.98 lakh payment and return a ₹5 lakh deposit.
The ACB laid a trap on Thursday evening, and Bankar was allegedly caught accepting ₹4 lakh inside a vehicle near the Baramati ST stand at around 6.19 pm.
{{/usCountry}}The ACB laid a trap on Thursday evening, and Bankar was allegedly caught accepting ₹4 lakh inside a vehicle near the Baramati ST stand at around 6.19 pm.
{{/usCountry}}Further investigation is underway.