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Thane Rationing Inspector Sentenced To One Year In Jail For 2016 Bribery
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News18•15-10-2026, 17:00
Thane Rationing Inspector Sentenced To One Year In Jail For 2016 Bribery
- •A rationing inspector named Vijaykumar Kacheshwar Waghwas was convicted by a Thane court in a 2016 bribery case.
- •Judge MS Lone sentenced Waghwas to one year of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- •The prosecution proved that Waghwas demanded a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a fair price shop manager in May 2016.
- •The complainant, Snehlata Pawar, approached the Thane unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau after the illegal demand was made.
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Vijaykumar Kacheshwar Waghwas was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Waghwas demanded a bribe of Rs 3,000 on May 26, 2016, from Snehlata Pawar, who managed the financial affairs of a women's savings group.
The fair price shop manager, Snehlata Pawar, approached the Thane unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau on May 27, 2016, a day after the bribe demand was made.
