Pune revenue circle officer booked for demanding Rs 20,000 bribe to record name in land records

A case has been registered in Pune against Rohini Shashank Gupte, the woman circle officer (mandal adhikari) at Ghotawade, for allegedly demanding a bribe. She is accused of demanding Rs 20,000 from a complainant to record his name in the 7/12 extract of a piece of land and in the mutation entry. Gupte is 57 years old and lives in Sadashiv Peth.

A 40-year-old citizen lodged the complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on July 24, 2026. The complainant had bought 12 R of land in Kemsewadi village. Circle officer Gupte allegedly called him on his mobile phone in connection with entering his name in the 7/12 extract and the mutation. According to the complaint, she demanded Rs 5,000 each for two entries, for herself and for the patwari, a total of Rs 20,000.

After receiving the complaint, the ACB verified the facts in the presence of independent witnesses (panch). It found that Gupte demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 for herself and also showed readiness to accept the amount.

A case was then registered on November 12 at Paud police station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Gupte has been taken into custody for investigation. With the court's permission, the process to arrest her has been started.

Police Inspector Pravin Nimbalkar was the trap officer in the operation, while Police Inspector Ashok Gawari supervised it as the monitoring officer.