Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane senior civic official suspended after arrest over bribery

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Patole, who was heading the TMC`s Encroachment Control and Eviction Department, and a private person, Omkar Gaikar, were arrested during a raid by the ACB. Follow LIVE updates here

Updated on : 04 October,2025 09:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane builder alleges official demanded Rs 50 lakh bribe

A real estate developer, Abhijit Kadam, who holds development rights for a plot in Vishnu Nagar in Thane`s Naupada area, had complained to the Mumbai ACB that Patole had allegedly demanded Rs 50 lakh bribe for removing encroachment on his premises in the city. The complainant claimed he had already paid Rs 10 lakh to the official. The builder was handing over another Rs 25 lakh to Gaikar in the cabin of Patole when the ACB trapped the duo and arrested them.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic chief suspends accused official, court sends him to police custody

The ACB action prompted Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao to suspend Patole from October 2, the TMC said in a release on Saturday. Meanwhile, Sessions Judge SS Shinde extended the police remand of Patole and Gaikar by two more days, a court official said.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane senior civic official suspended after arrest over bribery

The Thane Municipal Corporation has suspended one of its senior officials after he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh, the civic body said on Saturday. Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Patole, who was heading the TMC`s Encroachment Control and Eviction Department, and a private person, Omkar Gaikar, were arrested during a raid by the ACB at the civic headquarters on October 1. (PTI)

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Employee dupes company of gold coins worth Rs 5.63 crore, held after bogus invoices uncovered

After being confronted over non-payment by the pharmaceutical firm, Gupta confessed he had not delivered the gold coins but had instead misused them for his personal benefit. "He admitted to creating bogus invoices and forged documents and assured Jain he would repay the amount once his financial issues were resolved. Jain also found out the pharma firm had not placed any order. He then lodged a complaint with Vanrai police, after which Gupta was arrested," the official informed.