Female Talathi Caught Red-Handed in Pune for Rs 7,000 Bribe

• A female Talathi (village revenue officer) in Shirur taluka, Pune, was caught by the ACB for demanding a bribe.
• The officer, Wankhede, sought Rs 7,000 to prepare a land survey report in favor of a complainant.
• The complainant, a 56-year-old, had a land dispute with his brother and needed a survey report.
• Initially, Wankhede demanded Rs 10,000, which was later negotiated down to Rs 7,000.
• The ACB laid a trap at Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Chowk, Nhavare-Talegaon road, leading to her arrest.

Why It Matters: A Pune revenue officer was arrested by ACB for accepting a Rs 7,000 bribe for a land survey report.