Navi Mumbai Crime: Anti-Corruption Bureau Catches Circle Officer, Talathi, Assistant In Alleged ₹1 Lakh Bribe Case
Navi Mumbai, October 7, 2026: The Navi Mumbai unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a circle officer, a talathi and a private woman assistant while allegedly accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe in connection with the mutation of land records in Chirner, Uran, on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Keshav Dagdu Mohite (52), circle officer at Koproli, Uran; Jaihind Birsha Koli (49),…
On October 7, 2026, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Navi Mumbai arrested a circle officer, a talathi, and a private assistant for allegedly accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe to facilitate the mutation of land records in Chirner, Uran. The accused are Keshav Dagdu Mohite, a 52-year-old circle officer at Koproli, Uran; Jaihind Birsha Koli, a 49-year-old talathi at Chirner; and Monika Vignesh Patil, a 36-year-old private assistant working with Mohite.
According to the ACB, the complainant had applied for mutation of land records, involving the names of his deceased sister's legal heirs and the deletion of his deceased brother's name from the 7/12 extract. The complainant reported the incident to the ACB on October 1. Upon verification on October 5, the ACB found that Mohite had demanded Rs 1 lakh, while Koli allegedly encouraged the complainant to pay the bribe.
During a trap operation on Tuesday, Mohite allegedly asked the complainant to hand over the money to Patil, who accepted it and handed it over to Mohite. Koli was subsequently arrested. The ACB is investigating the case under Sections 7 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and has registered a case at the Uran police station.
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