Pune: PCMC Chief Engineer Booked For Allegedly Seeking Bribe to Clear Water Supply tenders
Pune, 29 October 2026: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) chief engineer Pramod Sudhakar Obhase for allegedly demanding a bribe from a contractor to sign agreements for five water supply department works worth Rs 91.57 lakh.
According to the ACB complaint, the contractor had been awarded five tenders for maintenance and repairs of the water supply network and the laying of new pipelines. The combined value of the works was Rs 91,57,068. Before the contractor could receive work orders, he was required to execute agreements with the civic body, which needed signatures from the water supply department’s superintendent engineer and chief engineer.
The contractor prepared the agreements, obtained the necessary signatures on behalf of the companies and submitted the files to PCMC for approval. However, the files remained pending, according to the complaint.
The ACB document states that superintendent engineer Ajay Suryawanshi had allegedly demanded Rs 45,785 from the contractor, calculated at 0.5 per cent of the total tender value, for signing the agreements. The contractor reportedly told him that the matter could be discussed after the work was completed. Suryawanshi subsequently signed three of the five tender files and forwarded them to Obhase, the complaint stated.
With the files pending for a considerable period, the contractor met Obhase on May 29, 2026. During the meeting, the chief engineer allegedly demanded Rs 45,785, again calculated at 0.5 per cent of the combined value of the five tenders, to sign the agreements, according to the ACB.
The contractor lodged a complaint with the ACB on June 11. During verification on the same day, officials found that Obhase had allegedly demanded Rs 19,000, calculated at 0.5 per cent of the Rs 38 lakh value of three tender files that were on his table. The ACB document also states that Obhase admitted to having accepted a bribe from the contractor earlier.
A case was registered against Obhase on October 29 at Sant Tukaram Nagar police station in Pimpri Chinchwad under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The ACB said he was taken into custody at 3 pm for investigation.
The operation was led by deputy superintendent of police Neeta Misal, with supervision from deputy superintendent of police Satish Walke under the guidance of superintendent of Pune division Shirish Sardeshpande. The Pune ACB team carried out the verification and subsequent action under the guidance of its senior officers.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has appealed to citizens to report any information related to corruption or complaints against public servants demanding bribes. Citizens can contact the bureau on 020-26132802, 020-25122134, 9403781064 or the toll-free helpline 1064.
