corruption investigation

Patna, March 31 – In a major crackdown on corruption in Bihar, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducted simultaneous raids on multiple premises linked to two senior government officials across several districts on Tuesday.The EOU carried out searches at a total of 12 locations – six each...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 30 The municipal commissioner of Shahjahanpur has been transferred amid a controversy over the demolition of statues of freedom fighters located adjacent to the office of the civic body during road-related work by a private company here.The incident on March 22 sparked...

Srinagar, March 28 – The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) apprehended an Executive Engineer from the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department on Saturday for accepting a bribe in the Pulwama district, an official said on Saturday.An ACB spokesperson said that the agency...

New Delhi, March 27 – A special CBI court on Friday acquitted former MP Vijay Darda, his son Devendra Darda, and former coal secretary HC Gupta in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of the Bander coal block in Maharashtra.The court also acquitted M/s AMR Iron and Steel...

Bhopal, March 27 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth approximately Rs 83.24 lakh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The action comes in connection with a disproportionate assets case...

Khargone, March 27 A police assistant sub-inspector was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, officials of the Lokayukta said.The accused, Ravindra Kumar Guru, is stationed at the Kasrawad police station, about 40 km from the district...

Bhubaneswar, March 27 Odisha Vigilance officers arrested an irrigation department engineer on Friday, a day after uncovering assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, vigilance officers conducted simultaneous raids at five locations...

Raipur, March 27 The Chhattisgarh government has suspended Inspector General of Police Ratan Lal Dangi in connection with a complaint filed by a woman alleging physical and mental harassment as well as financial irregularities, an official said.The 2003 batch Indian Police Service officer was...

Chandigarh, March 26 – The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested two individuals in connection with alleged discrepancies in the fixed deposit receipts of Panchkula Municipal Corporation, amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore, held at a Kotak Mahindra Bank branch.According...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 – The Odisha Vigilance department on Thursday unearthed assets worth crores, including Rs 18.90 lakh in cash, during simultaneous searches at multiple locations linked to an Assistant Engineer of the Water Resources Department following allegations of amassing wealth...

New Delhi, March 26 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday termed the "Sheesh Mahal", a name given by BJP leaders to the former official residence of her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, as a "dark chapter of corruption" and asserted that the truth behind it can no longer be hidden.There was...

Patna, March 26 – In its ongoing crackdown on corruption, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) carried out a major operation in Nalanda, the district where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resides, on Thursday, leading to the arrest of a Health Department official.The operation took place in...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 The Odisha Vigilance Department has seized properties, including a building, five plots, cash and deposits worth over Rs 1 crore, and two heavy machinery vehicles, from the possession of an engineer in the irrigation department, officials said on Thursday.Acting on a...

Kochi, March 26 – In a significant development, the Kerala High Court on Thursday closed the corruption and irregularities case related to the reconstruction of the golden flag mast at Sabarimala, bringing an end to a controversy that had triggered intense political and public debate.The court...

Jaipur, March 26 – The Anti-Corruption Bureau, Rajasthan, arrested a police constable and a private individual on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at the Kathumar Police Station in the Alwar district.The action was taken following instructions from the Anti-Corruption...

Jabalpur, March 25 – The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police announced on Wednesday that they had arrested a female RTO constable and one of her private male associates for allegedly accepting bribes from a vehicle owner.The arrest came after the constable and her associate were caught red-handed...

Mumbai, March 24 The Vikas Kharge committee, which investigated the sale of government land in Pune's Mundhwa area to a company co-owned by Parth Pawar, has stated in its report that the illegal transaction was facilitated by officials from the revenue, stamp and registration departments...

Chandigarh, March 25 An FIR has been filed in connection with alleged discrepancies in fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) held by the Panchkula Municipal Corporation at a Kotak Mahindra Bank branch, amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore.The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SVACB)...

Hyderabad, March 25 BRS leader KT Rama Rao attacked the Telangana government on Wednesday, demanding to know if the government intended to portray the Rs 49 crore bank-to-bank fund transfer, used to bring Hyderabad onto the World Formula E racing map, as a "scam".Telangana's Anti-Corruption...

Chandigarh, March 24 The Panchkula Municipal Corporation has found discrepancies in its Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) with a private bank, amounting to nearly Rs 150 crore, a senior official said on Tuesday."Some of the FDRs had been with the bank for a long time at the Panchkula branch. The...