The accused officer, aged 57, was working as an assistant estate officer with City and Industrial Development Corporation. His associate was allegedly used as a middleman to collect the bribe, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a senior official of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and his associate for allegedly accepting a Rs 2 lakh bribe from a contractor in Navi Mumbai, officials said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.
The accused officer, aged 57, was working as an assistant estate officer with City and Industrial Development Corporation. His associate was allegedly used as a middleman to collect the bribe, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said.
According to the ACB, the complainant is a contractor who deals with society registrations and property transfers. He had applied online for the transfer of a flat in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, on June 11, 2025, and had submitted all required documents, including a valid power of attorney. However, the application was allegedly kept pending without explanation, reported PTI.
The contractor later approached the ACB on January 22, 2026, claiming that the CIDCO official demanded Rs 4 lakh to clear the flat transfer. During verification, investigators found that the demand was subsequently reduced to Rs 2 lakh, to be accepted through an associate.
Acting on the complaint, the ACB set a trap on Wednesday and caught the associate red-handed while accepting the bribe at a hotel near Nerul railway station. The CIDCO official was later taken into custody, reported PTI.
Both accused have been arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, officials added.
Constable, another person arrested in bribery case, inspector transferred
In another case, a police constable and another man were arrested in the district on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes from sand transporters, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said, reported PTI.
Beed superintendent of police Navneet Kanwat ordered transfer of inspector Rahul Suryatal of Majalgaon city police station to Beed control room following the incident, reported PTI.
The accused constable, identified as Amol Kadam, had allegedly demanded a monthly bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant to ensure smooth movement of sand-laden vehicles, just days after sand mining tenders were finalised in the district, reported PTI.
The money was to be collected through a private individual, Tatyasaheb Arde.
A team from the Jalna unit of the ACB, led by deputy superintendent of police Balasaheb Jadhav, laid a trap near Lendal Hospital on the Majalgaon bypass road, and caught Arde while allegedly accepting the bribe amount on Kadam's behalf.
Both were taken into custody and a case was being registered against them, the ACB said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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