NMC tax collector caught by ACB accepting Rs 1,000 bribe in Nagpur

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday, November 12, 2026, caught a tax collector of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000. The action has caused a stir in the concerned department of the civic body.

According to the ACB, the accused public servant has been identified as Gaurav Raju Wankhede (25), who works as a tax collector with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

The case began with a 62-year-old complainant, who needed the jamabandi record of a house registered in his wife's name. He had applied at the concerned office as per the rules. It is alleged that tax collector Wankhede demanded a bribe of Rs 1,000 from him for completing the process of providing the record.

Unwilling to pay a bribe for government work, the complainant went to the ACB's Nagpur office on November 12 and lodged a complaint.

After receiving the complaint, the ACB team verified the allegation of the bribe demand in the presence of independent witnesses and with a voice recorder. This confirmed that the accused had demanded Rs 1,000 in return for information on the jamabandi record. It was said that during the conversation the accused also agreed to accept the amount. The ACB then laid a trap according to a plan.

During the operation at about 5 pm on Thursday, Wankhede accepted the Rs 1,000 bribe from the complainant in front of the independent witnesses. The ACB team immediately took him into custody.

Proceedings have begun to register a case against the accused at Sadar police station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (amended 2018). According to the ACB, the accused is in custody and the process of arresting him will follow once the case is registered.

The action was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Dr Digambar Pradhan, Additional Superintendent of Police Madhuri Baviskar and Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Mahulkar. The trap was led by Police Inspector Rahul D. Chavan (ACB Chandrapur). The team included Police Inspector Mayur Chaurasia, Head Constable Bharat Thakur, Police Havaldar Ashish Vaidya, and Police Constables Milind Meshram, Praful Bhatulkar and Sanket Ramteke. Driver Police Havaldar Sadanand Shirsath was also with the team.

The ACB has appealed to the public that if any government official or employee demands a bribe for government work, they should contact the ACB without fear and lodge a complaint. The department said citizens' cooperation is vital in the fight against corruption.