Pune: Two Shirur Police Constables Face ACB Action In Separate Bribery Cases On Same Day

Pune police face ACB action over bribery allegations

Two police officers from Shirur Police Station received separate Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) actions on the same day for allegedly demanding bribes to avoid arrest in criminal cases. The first officer, Police Head Constable Shivaji Jotiram Bankar, was accused of accepting ₹11,000 outside the old Shirur Police Station. Bankar was investigating a case registered against a complainant and his parents.

The complainant had already paid ₹5,000 and remained cooperative until Bankar demanded the remaining ₹11,000. The complainant reported the incident to the Pune ACB, who laid a trap for Bankar on September 30. The officer was caught accepting the bribe and arrested.

The second officer, Police Head Constable Satish Natharao Mundhe, allegedly accepted ₹95,000 at the Shirur Police Station outpost before fleeing with the money after realizing the ACB team was present. Mundhe was investigating a separate case registered against a complainant and his family. The complainant approached the ACB, who set a trap at the Takali Haji police outpost under Shirur Police Station.

Mundhe was caught accepting the bribe but managed to flee with the money before being arrested. Both officers were conducting investigations at Shirur Police Station. The ACB actions followed complaints from individuals involved in the cases, and Superintendent Shirish Sardeshpande and Additional Superintendent Ajit Patil supervised the operations.