Pune, 26 November 2025: A police constable has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹5,000 bribe to execute a court-issued warrant. The action took place on Tuesday afternoon near the Wagholi Police Station.
The accused constable, Parmeshwar Manik Pakhare (37), is posted as a police havaldar at Wagholi Police Station. The complainant in the case had filed a maintenance claim against her husband back in 2015. In October 2024, the court ordered the husband to pay her ₹5,000 per month. However, he had accumulated arrears of around ₹6.75 lakh.
Following the non-payment, the woman approached the court again, after which the court issued a warrant for the recovery. She personally submitted this warrant to the Wagholi Police Station, where Pakhare was assigned the task of executing it.
The constable allegedly demanded ₹5,000 from the complainant to process the warrant and submit the report. Already dealing with unpaid maintenance dues, the woman approached the ACB and lodged a complaint.
After verifying the allegation, the ACB set up a trap near the police station on Tuesday. Pakhare was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe at a tea stall outside the Wagholi Police Station. A case has now been registered against him.
