On April 5, 2023, Vilas Lad, a Section Officer at the Maharashtra state secretariat in Mumbai, was arrested by the Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹6.37 lakh (approximately $7,700 USD) to approve funds for developmental works. The complainant, representing a village Sarpanch, had applied for a government grant to enhance basic infrastructure in his village. During the follow-up on the proposal, Lad demanded the bribe to facilitate the approval. Unwilling to comply, the complainant approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau, leading to a verification on March 16 that substantiated the bribe demand. Lad was apprehended in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, while allegedly accepting the bribe money. A case has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further investigations are ongoing.