A 29-year-old woman junior engineer from the Public Works Department (PWD) in Raigad was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a contractor for clearing his pending bill.

Accused Identified; Initial Demand of Rs 3 Lakh

The accused, identified as Shraddha Bohade, was posted as a Class-II junior engineer at the Murud sub-division of the PWD. According to ACB officials, she had initially demanded Rs 3 lakh from the complainant, a contractor, to prepare and process the final bill estimate for a road work project completed in 2024.