prevention of corruption act

Belagavi (Karnataka), April 11 The Lokayukta has discovered assets worth more than Rs 14 crore, including gold, silver, bank deposits, and property, following raids on an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the District Urban Development Department in Belagavi, officials said on Saturday.The...

Jaipur, April 11 The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 3.70 lakh from an assistant engineer of a municipal body in the Karauli district during a surprise check on Saturday, officials said.The accused, Mahendra Singh, who was posted as an assistant...

Jaipur, April 11 – The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) recovered Rs 3.70 lakh in suspicious cash from an Assistant Engineer during a surprise check in Baran district on Saturday. The cash was seized from Mahendra Singh, who was stationed at the Anta Municipality, during an operation...

Kochi, April 10 The Kerala High Court on Friday initiated contempt proceedings against the Principal Secretary of the state government's Industries Department for repeatedly denying sanction to prosecute two former senior officials of the KSCDC in connection with a Rs 80 crore scam in 2011...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant bail to suspended Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar in a corruption case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), but granted him the liberty to re-file his plea if the...

Thane, April 10 A medical officer from the Thane district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 for issuing a medical certificate required for the renewal of a gun licence, an official said here on Friday.The accused has been identified as Dr. Anil Patil...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 A senior engineer from Odisha's Water Resources Department was arrested on Thursday after several properties, including a large building in Bhubaneswar, were found in his possession, officials said.Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, Additional Chief Engineer (Dam Safety), was taken...

Ahmedabad, April 9 – A Deputy Mamlatdar stationed in Surendranagar district of Gujarat has been booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Investigators have stated that the excess wealth amounts to over Rs 1.22...

Patna, April 7 – In a major administrative move, the Bihar Police has suspended former DSP Gautam Kumar of Kishanganj, effective immediately.The Home Department has also initiated departmental proceedings against him.An official notification issued by the Home Department confirmed the...

Thane, April 7 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a senior official of the Maharashtra education board on Tuesday after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a contractor in Navi Mumbai, officials said.The accused, identified as Rajendra Manik Ahire (55), served as the...

New Delhi, April 7 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Delhi Police, the Union Health Ministry, and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, seeking an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks in response to allegations of harassment of...

Jaipur, April 7 – A special CBI court here has sentenced former Western Central Railway employee Jalandhar Yogi, who was stationed in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case, officials said on Tuesday.The court also imposed a fine of Rs...

Thane, April 7 A special court in Thane has acquitted a former deputy commissioner of the customs department in a 2023 corruption case, citing that the chargesheet in the matter was filed without the required sanctions from the competent authority.Special Judge D S Deshmukh of the CBI court...

Mumbai, April 6 The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Mantralaya section officer for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6.37 lakh to approve funds for development projects, officials said.The accused, Vilas Lad, is a Class 1 officer stationed at the state secretariat in south...

Mumbai, April 5 The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau apprehended a Mantralaya Section Officer on Sunday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6.37 lakh for approving funds for developmental works, officials said.The accused, identified as Vilas Lad, is a Class 1 officer posted at the state...

Pune, April 5 The Bombay High Court has overturned orders issued by the then Pune municipal commissioner, refusing approval for an open investigation against a former civic official, paving the way for an investigation into alleged assets worth around Rs 2,000 crore.A division bench of...

Jammu, April 5 A junior engineer in the Power Development Department was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the Gandhi Nagar area here on Sunday for accepting a bribe of Rs 75,000, officials said.Anirudh Sharma, who was posted as a Junior Engineer in the Sub-Division of the Jammu...

Jammu, April 4 – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has suspended an IPS officer over alleged misuse of the General Provident Fund (GPF) and income tax deductions of police personnel, officials said on Saturday.Officials said the Lieutenant Governor has placed the officer under...

Bengaluru, April 2 The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Thursday laid a trap and arrested two officials of the Bengaluru Municipal Corporation for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs three lakh in connection with a pending "Khata" work, officials said.According to the Karnataka Lokayukta, a case...

Chandigarh, April 2 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested a sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in the Malerkotla district.An official spokesperson said the accused, Hardeep Singh, was posted...