Overview
- Rahul Vitthal Shinde, a senior clerk in the Divisional Deputy Director of Education office, was arrested Tuesday at Charni Road after ACB officers said he accepted Rs 1.5 lakh.
- Investigators say he sought the money to grant first approval for Class 11–12 at a junior college, a clearance that sits with his office.
- The complainant refused to pay and filed a complaint on April 13, which the ACB verified before arranging the trap.
- A corruption case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered, and Shinde is in custody.
- In a separate passport case, ACB officers caught Sanjit Kumar taking Rs 1,000 on Khar police constable Vasavraj Dhamgunde’s instructions.