MUMBAI: A 40-year-old senior clerk in the law department at Naigaon, Mumbai, was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe on October 13.The accused, Badrinath Shivhari Thorve, allegedly demanded Rs 35,000 from a 35-year-old complainant to process his pending salary bill after his sick leave was regularised.The complainant had been on sick leave for 294 days, of which 248 days were approved as paid leave, while the remaining period was treated as leave without pay.According to the ACB, Thorve had already accepted Rs 10,000 from the complainant and subsequently demanded an additional Rs 25,000. The complainant approached the ACB on September 16, 2026, unwilling to pay the remaining bribe.Following verification on September 16 and October 7, the ACB laid a trap on October 13 and caught Thorve allegedly accepting the second instalment of Rs 5,000.The ACB seized the accused’s mobile phone and the bribe money.A search of his residence is underway, and a case is being registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
