Overview
- Prison subedar Satish Tanaji Bhosale, 55, and constable Sharad Nana Panpatil, 39, were detained at Aadharwadi Kalyan District Jail.
- The Thane ACB laid a trap after a complaint verified allegations tied to a February 25 visit request.
- Officers caught the duo accepting Rs 1,500 from a visitor seeking to meet an undertrial prisoner.
- ACB officials said staff initially demanded Rs 1,000 because the visitor was not a relative, and Bhosale later sought Rs 4,000–5,000 before the amount settled at Rs 1,500.
- Investigators have invoked the Prevention of Corruption Act, and prison authorities signaled possible departmental action pending the probe.