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Pune Municipal Officer Caught Red-Handed Demanding ‘20 Lakh Bribe’ from Female Doctor
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News18•28-09-2026, 12:05
Pune Municipal Officer Caught Red-Handed Demanding ‘20 Lakh Bribe’ from Female Doctor
- •Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shivram Chakor, a senior medical officer from Pune Municipal Corporation, was arrested by ACB.
- •He demanded a bribe of Rs 20 lakh to not cancel the registration of a private hospital in Vishrantwadi.
- •Dr. Chakor threatened the female doctor during a hospital inspection, citing alleged irregularities.
- •After extorting an initial Rs 15,000, he was caught red-handed accepting a second installment of Rs 30,000.
- •The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap at the Nagar Road Regional Office to apprehend him.
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Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shivram Chakor was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for demanding a Rs 20 lakh bribe from a female doctor to avoid cancelling her private hospital's registration.
After initially extorting Rs 15,000, the accused officer demanded another Rs 30,000, and was arrested immediately after accepting this second installment at the Nagar Road Regional Office.
The private hospital belonging to the complainant female doctor is located in the Dhanori and Vishrantwadi area of Pune.
