Thane Crime: ACB Arrests 37-Year-Old Khardi Up-Sarpanch For Demanding ₹30,000 Bribe To Transfer Property Documents

Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials have apprehended 37-year-old up-sarpanch of Khardi Grampanchayat, Shahpur, for allegedly demanding a bribe from a man in order to transfer property related documents on the name of the complainant, the officials informed on Thursday. The accused up-sarpanch has been identified as M.M. Shaikh, a resident of Khardi.

According to the ACB, the complainant had purchased a house in Khardi and in order to transfer the house related documents in his name, public servant M.M. Shaikh, Up-Sarpanch, Khardi Gram Panchayat, allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant.

The complainant who did not want to pay the bribe, visited the ACB Thane office on May 13, and filed a written complaint against Shaikh. In accordance with the said complaint, in the verification action conducted by the ACB on Wednesday, it was established that Shaikh had demanded a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the complainant to transfer the house title deed of the house purchased by the complainant, in his name.

Accordingly, in the trap action conducted on Wednesday, public servant, M.M. Shaikh was caught red-handed by the ACB team while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant.