{
  "id": 5360520,
  "title": "Mumbai Crime: Anti-Corruption Bureau Books 2 BMC K/West Ward Employees In ₹60,000 Bribery Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/mumbai-crime-anti-corruption-bureau-books-2-bmc-k-west-ward-employees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:11:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-crime-anti-corruption-bureau-books-2-bmc-kwest-ward-employees-in-60000-bribery-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked two employees from the K/West ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for allegedly demanding bribes amounting to ₹60,000 from a bakery businessman. Niravkumar Jaisur, a 43-year-old sub-engineer, and Vijay Patil, a 46-year-old staffer at the K/West Ward, are accused of demanding the bribe to ensure the businessman could operate his business without facing any regulatory action.\n\nAccording to the ACB, the complainant sought to continue his bakery business without regulatory complications. When the complainant refused to pay the bribe, he reported the incident to the ACB. During the investigation, it was discovered that Vijay Patil demanded a bribe of ₹70,000 from the complainant and arranged a meeting with Sub-Engineer Jaisur. During this meeting, Jaisur demanded a bribe of ₹60,000 from the complainant.\n\nOn Wednesday, the ACB conducted a trap operation and apprehended Vijay Patil while he was accepting a bribe of ₹60,000 near the ground floor elevator of the K/West Ward Office. Sub-Engineer Jaisur was also taken into custody during his personal search, resulting in the seizure of two mobile phones. Additionally, cash worth ₹40,820 was found during the search of Vijay Patil's person, and cash worth ₹2,37,600 was discovered in his bag.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 3, 2026: A sub-engineer and another staffer from the K/West ward of BMC have been booked and apprehended by officers of the Mumbai Unit of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe from a bakery businessman to allow him to run his business smoothly. Those booked have been identified as Niravkumar Jaisur (43), Sub-Engineer, K/West Ward of BMC, Andheri West, and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}