India, Dec. 12 -- A senior clerk at the University of Mumbai was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a student in exchange for issuing his final-year marksheet. The ACB laid a trap at the Results Section in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bhavan, Kalina, where the accused, Nikita Rathod, was detained on Wednesday and then later released.

According to the complaint, the 28-year-old student of commerce completed his bachelor's degree in July 2025 but still hadn't received his marksheet. He said the delay was because his college had not submitted some required records to the university, but when he tried to get help from the university, his request was repeatedly passed from one desk to a...