The judge reportedly demanded the heavy amount instead of releasing the complainant’s father on bail.
In a shocking expose, a district judge in Maharashtra was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh. District and Sessions Judge Dhananjay Nika, along with three accomplices, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the bribery case.
According to the allegations, a bribe was demanded to release the complainant’s father on bail. This incident occurred on the Court premises, where it is alleged that the accused had set up a deal to collect the bribe.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau swiftly laid a trap at a hotel in Satara, where the judge was apprehended for accepting the bribe. A case has been registered, and investigations are ongoing as police work to uncover further details of the corrupt dealings. This arrest is part of an escalating effort to clamp down corruption within the judicial system.
In a different incident, the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) made a significant arrest in Jhunjhunu. A Sub-Divisional Magistrate was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh and an expensive dinner set.
In another graft case, an administrative officer from Rajasthan allegedly accepted land as a bribe over a land dispute. According to allegations, Banshidhar Yogi, an official serving under the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS), threatened to fix the case in favour when he was given 20 bighas of land.
Banshidhar reportedly demanded 5 lakh when the complainant could not fulfil such a huge demand. The verification process also found that Banshidhar had accepted Rs 1 lakh in that illegal transaction.
