Overview
- Divisional Commissioner Jitendra Papalkar suspended Vyankatesh Munde, the Parli Vaijnath tehsildar, following his February 20 arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- Officials said Munde has been assigned to Jalna headquarters and must seek the Jalna collector’s permission to leave the station.
- The ACB reports that the bribe demand was indicated on a slip of paper and that the amount was later negotiated to Rs 20,000.
- PTI reports cite an alleged Rs 50,000 demand in connection with issuing a solvency certificate, with separate accounts noting the certificate value at Rs 7 lakh.
- In a separate ACB action, Thane jail staffers Satish Tanaji Bhosale and Sharad Nana Panpatil were arrested on March 2 for allegedly taking Rs 1,500 to allow a visitor to meet an undertrial.