{
  "id": 6926942,
  "title": "Thane Collector’s Office Officials Caught Accepting ₹50,000 Bribe To Update ‘Aaple Sarkar’ Centre Address",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/thane-collectors-office-officials-caught-accepting-50-000-bribe-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T12:13:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-collectors-office-officials-caught-accepting-50000-bribe-to-update-aaple-sarkar-centre-address"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thane Collector's Office officials Ganesh Balkrishna More and Khalid Gulab Shaikh have been caught accepting a ₹50,000 bribe to update the address of an Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra on the official government portal, according to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The two revenue assistant and peon were apprehended on September 11, 2026, after being led to a trap near Jambhali Naka area by the ACB. The complainant, whose wife operated the Seva Kendra at Sona Rivet building in Mira Road East since 2017, moved it to Shop No. 7 in Rabia Tower, Mira Road East. The ACB verified the case on September 10, 2026, and registered a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.",
  "summary": "Thane, September 12, 2026: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a revenue assistant and a peon from the Thane Collector’s Office red-handed on Friday evening while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The bribe was demanded to update and activate the address of an 'Aaple Sarkar' Seva Kendra on the official government portal. The arrested individuals have been identified as Revenue Assistant Ganesh…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ganesh Balkrishna More and Khalid Gulab Shaikh accepted bribe.",
    "Officials updated Aaple Sarkar centre address for ₹50,000.",
    "Case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}