Overview
- Mumbai ACB laid a trap on March 6 in Nashik and caught intermediary Amit Hiraman Jadhav collecting ₹20 lakh at the complainant’s office at Damodar Chowk.
- Deputy commissioner Somnath Dattu Page was arrested following the operation, with about ₹2 lakh in cash recovered during searches and mobile phones seized for analysis.
- Accounts differ on assistant commissioner Machhindra Vitthal Donde’s custody status, with one report calling him arrested and another stating he is wanted.
- The businessman approached the Worli ACB on March 1, and a March 4 verification recorded the demand being reduced from ₹1.25 crore to ₹1 crore with a ₹20 lakh first instalment.
- A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Indira Nagar police station, and the ACB says further investigation is underway.