2 min readPuneMay 2, 2026 10:13 PM ISTThe ACB's Pune unit received a complaint against Totewar on April 30. A team led by superintendent Shirish Sardeshpande verified the complaint against her. (File Photo)The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) sleuths on Saturday nabbed a woman police officer and one other, from Mangaldas Road in Pune city, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 28 lakhs.The ACB has identified the accused persons as assistant police inspector Vaishali Totewar (49) and Sambhaji Chavan (47).Totewar was posted at the economic offences wing (EOW) of the Pune city police crime branch, but recently got transferred to Railway police, Mumbai. She was relieved from her current posting at EOW on Friday.While working at the EOW, she was handling inquiries into a few complaint applications. As per a press release issued by the ACB, Totewar was probing a land related complaint when she allegedly demanded a bribe for conducting an inquiry in the complainant’s favour.According to ACB, she allegedly took Rs 2 lakhs bribe at first, but later demanded Rs 30 lakhs from the complainant. After negotiations, she asked for a bribe of Rs 28 lakhs.The ACB’s Pune unit received a complaint against Totewar on April 30. A team led by superintendent Shirish Sardeshpande verified the complaint against her.A team of deputy superintendent of police Neeta Misal then laid a trap and nabbed Chavan when he accepted cash of Rs 28 lakhs, on behalf of Totewar, at the entrance of Hotel Conrad on the Mangaldas Road in Pune on Saturday. The team then nabbed Totewar.Story continues below this adAccording to ACB, a first information report (FIR) was lodged against both the accused at the Koregaon Park police station under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:BribepuneAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...May 02: Latest News01Thomas Cup: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag overcome doubts and disappointments, take matters into their own hands to put India on road to victory02Thomas Cup: How Ayush Shetty came of age on the big stage, taking India to the semifinals with a display of maturity and composure03Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to hospital04Russian Athletics Federation announces India tie-up, AFI says no MoU signed05Slow-healing wounds, hair loss, and cold toes: When to see a doctor for potential heart issuesAdvertisementLive BlogAssembly Elections 2026 Live Updates: EC orders fresh polling in all 285 polling stations in Bengal’s Falta on May 211 minute agoCSK vs MI IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Ghazanfar cleans up Urvil, Chennai (62/2) vs Mumbai at Chepauk2 minutes agoMaharashtra MSBSHSE HSC 12th Result 2026 LIVE Updates: Results out, scorecard link active at hscresult.mkcl.org27 minutes agoBseodisha.ac.in, BSE Odisha Class 10th Result 2026 LIVE Updates: Results out, direct link active at results.odisha.gov.in27 minutes agoMaharashtra Board HSC 12th Result 2026, Mahahsscboard.in LIVE Updates: Pass percentage, best districts and more57 minutes ago