Navi Mumbai ACB Catches RTO Agent Taking ₹4,500 Bribe Outside Kharghar RTO Office
The Navi Mumbai unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught a 62-year-old RTO agent while allegedly accepting Rs 4,500 as a bribe from a driving school operator in front of the Kharghar RTO office in Panvel. The accused, identified as Vilas Ganpat Sanagar (62), allegedly demanded the money for himself and in the name of a public servant in connection with the transfer of an…
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Navi Mumbai apprehended a 62-year-old RTO agent, Vilas Ganpat Sanagar, on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹4,500 from a driving school operator outside the Kharghar RTO office. The accused, Sanagar, demanded the money for himself and on behalf of a public servant in connection with the transfer of an autorickshaw permit.
According to the ACB, the complainant, a 37-year-old driving school operator, approached Sanagar to transfer the permit on the basis of an authority letter. Sanagar informed him that the government fee for the process was ₹25,700 and demanded an additional ₹4,500 as a bribe. The complainant reported the incident to the ACB on August 11, after which the bureau verified the allegation.
A trap was set in front of the Kharghar RTO office on Tuesday, and Sanagar was caught accepting the bribe amount. Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Sonke confirmed that further legal proceedings are underway.
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