ACB Nabs Talathi Office Man in Thane for Rs 5,000 Land Record Bribe

• Nilesh Hanuman Pawar (35), working at the talathi office in Ambivali, Kalyan, Thane, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
• Pawar was caught red-handed accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe for providing land-related records and forwarding a file to the tehsildar’s office.
• The accused had demanded the bribe on February 17, 2026, from a landholder seeking certified copies of alteration records.
• ACB laid a trap after receiving a complaint and arrested Pawar while he was taking the money.
• Inspector Sharmila Patil of ACB Thane unit confirmed the arrest and ongoing investigation.