bribery investigation

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned on Friday of appropriate action if a video allegedly showing Food and Drug Administration Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Narhari Zirwal with a transgender woman is found to be authentic.The Chief Minister's...

New Delhi, March 13 The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday that it would now be able to communicate bidirectionally with anonymous informants regarding doping and other ethical violations in the sport, while preserving their confidentiality through an enhanced intelligence gathering...

Beed, March 11 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the in-charge of a police station and a constable in the Beed district of Maharashtra for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to facilitate illegal sand transportation, officials said on Wednesday.The ACB took action against...

Mumbai, March 10 – The CBI arrested a senior Central Railway official and two others in an alleged bribery case involving Rs 40 lakh, and seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 1.47 crore during raids across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Karjat, an official said on Tuesday.Ramesh Kumar Chauve, Chief...

Bengaluru, March 7 – The Karnataka Lokayukta police conducted searches on Saturday as part of an investigation into a case of disproportionate assets filed against a Range Forest Officer attached to the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), allegedly uncovering properties worth Rs 3.19 crore...

Jammu, February 27 – In a major crackdown on illegal mining, the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted surprise raids in the Udhampur and Reasi districts on Friday, officials said.A statement by the Jammu and Kashmir ACB said, "As a decisive move to protect the region's...

Mumbai, February 26 Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal on Thursday denied any involvement in a bribery case involving a clerk in his office as the Opposition pressed for his resignation in the Legislative Council until the ongoing investigation into the matter...

Jammu, February 25 – The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a raid on the house of police inspector Vijay Choudhary, the brother of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, in Jammu city on Wednesday, in connection with a case of disproportionate assets.Official sources said the...

Bengaluru, February 23 – Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated on Monday that the Congress-led government has been targeting the Banjara community in the state since it came to power.He made this statement in response to the arrest of BJP MLA Chandru Lamani, who belongs to the...

Mumbai, February 23 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stated that the name of State Food and Drug Administration Minister Narhari Zirwal has not appeared anywhere in the records related to the ongoing investigation into bribery involving his Private Secretary Ramdas Gade and...

Mumbai, February 22 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday criticized the opposition after NCP (SP) leaders skipped the MVA meeting on the eve of the state budget session, which is likely to witness intense debates on a plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and other...

Gadag (Karnataka), February 21 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Chandru Lamani, representing the Shirahatti Assembly constituency, was caught in the act and taken into custody by the Karnataka Lokayukta on Saturday in connection with an alleged bribery case in the town of Laxmeshwar in Gadag...

Nagpur, February 13 An employee at the additional tehsil office in Umred, Nagpur, was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau official said on Friday.Revenue Assistant Vijay Bhagwanji Shadmake allegedly demanded Rs 3,000 from a man who...

Mumbai, February 13 An employee of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 at the state secretariat, Mantralaya, an official said.The Congress alleged that the accused, Rajendra Dherange...

Mumbai, February 12 An employee of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was apprehended by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000, an official said.The Congress party alleged that Rajendra Dherange, the accused, was arrested in...

Palghar, February 12 Two revenue officials from the Palghar district of Maharashtra have been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Gajanan...