Palghar, Dec 31: The Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against an Assistant Police Inspector (API) attached to the Gholwad Police Station in Palghar district for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹50,000.
Accused identified as Gholwad police officer
The accused has been identified as Sahebrao Shivaji Kachre, Assistant Police Inspector (Class-2), Gholwad Police Station, Palghar. He is a resident of Dahanu.
Bribe allegedly demanded to remove name from narcotics case
According to the ACB, a 38-year-old man filed a complaint stating that his brother-in-law was named in a ‘charas’ (narcotics) case registered at the Gholwad Police Station.
API Kachre allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹50,000 from the complainant to remove his brother-in-law’s name from the case and to ensure he was not arrested.
ACB verifies demand during probe
Following the complaint, the ACB Thane unit conducted a legal verification of the demand on December 10 and December 11, 2025. It was established during the verification that the public servant had indeed demanded ₹50,000 as a bribe.
Case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act
A case (Crime Register No. 180/2025) was officially registered at the Gholwad Police Station on December 30, 2025, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amended Act, 2018).
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The trap and verification were carried out by a team led by Police Inspector Vijay Kawale, Assistant Police Sub-Inspector Nalawade, and Head Constable Ugale from ACB Thane. The further investigation is being handled by Police Inspector Rupali Pol, ACB Thane.
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