Thane: TMC Deputy Commissioner Rishwat Case
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) ke Deputy Commissioner Shankar Patole aur ek local resident Omkar Gaikar ko Mumbai ACB ne rishwat lete hue arrest kar liya. Dono ko 4 October tak police custody me bhej diya gaya.
Patole, jo TMC ki anti-encroachment cell ke head hain, apne cabin me bribe accept karte hue pakde gaye. Complaint ek Mumbai-based builder ne ki thi, jiska illegal encroachment hatane ke liye Patole ne paisa maanga tha. Pehle ek hissa intermediary Sushant Surve ke through diya gaya tha (jo abhi absconding hai). Baaki paisa lete waqt ACB ne raid karke Patole aur Gaikar ko pakad liya.
Giraftari ke turant baad TMC headquarters ke bahar kuch activists ne mithai aur phool barsa kar protest kiya – taaki corruption ko symbolically expose kiya ja sake.
Ye arrest tab hui hai jab Bombay High Court ne TMC ke jurisdiction me illegal construction par strict observation di thi. Saath hi, pichle saal ka ek viral video – jisme ek retired officer TMC office me cash ginta dikh raha tha – bhi dobara charcha me aa gaya hai.
👉 Is case ne TMC ke andar ke systemic corruption aur political connections ko ek baar fir spotlight me la diya hai.
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