India, Oct. 15 -- The Bombay high court has ordered the release of former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar, who is alleged to have received bribes worth Rs.169 crore for approving unauthorised construction while he was the civic chief till July 2025.

The high court has also called Pawar's arrest 'illegal'. He was arrested after an Enforcement Directorate probe in July this year.

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