Mumbai Crime: Anti-Corruption Bureau Arrests 51-Year-Old MSEDCL Executive Engineer In Bhandup For Allegedly Accepting ₹50,000 Bribe

Mumbai's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has apprehended a 51-year-old Executive Engineer from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for allegedly accepting a ₹50,000 bribe. The accused, Devendra Gilurkar, holds the position of Executive Engineer (Civil) at MSEDCL's Civil Division in Bhandup, Mumbai.

According to the ACB, the arrest stemmed from a formal complaint lodged by a 37-year-old government civil contractor regarding pending bills totalling around Rs 21 lakh for various government civil works executed since June 2026. To clear these dues, the accused engineer allegedly demanded a ₹1.80 lakh bribe from the contractor. Refusing to pay, the contractor reported the matter to the ACB Mumbai office on October 26, 2026.

Upon receiving the complaint, the ACB initiated a verification process. During verification on October 30, 2026, the engineer expressed willingness to accept the bribe of ₹1.80 lakh and demanded the first installment of ₹50,000 to process the files. Acting on this verification, the ACB set a trap at the MSEDCL office on November 2, 2026, and apprehended Gilurkar while he was allegedly accepting the first bribe instalment.

Following the arrest, the ACB conducted a personal search of the engineer, seizing his mobile phone for a comprehensive technical investigation. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered, and ongoing investigations are being conducted in this matter.