Beed Sarpanch Busted: Caught Red-Handed Accepting ₹70,000 Bribe for Well Approval

• The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Beed arrested Sarpanch Mahadev Pratap Khedkar for accepting a bribe.
• Khedkar demanded ₹70,000 for approving a well under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA).
• The bribe was for obtaining signatures from the Block Development Officer and other officials for work commencement orders.
• The Sarpanch, from Taranali, Keja Taluka, initially demanded ₹100,000 (₹25,000 per person) from the complainant and three associates.
• ACB urged citizens to report bribe demands to their toll-free number 1064, emphasizing that such actions are causing a stir in the district.

Why It Matters: A Beed Sarpanch was caught red-handed by ACB accepting a ₹70,000 bribe for NREGA well approvals.