Updated On: 02 October, 2025 06:35 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Patole, who was in charge of the TMC’s anti-encroachment department, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau along with Omkar Gaikar, a private person, during a trap at the TMC headquarters on Wednesday

The case has been registered under multiple sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Representational Pic/File
A Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) deputy commissioner was held by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with a Rs 25 lakh bribery case and on Thursday remanded into police custody till October 4, reported the PTI.
A private individual, arrested along with the deputy civic commissioner was also remanded to police custody, officials said.