Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday gave a message of a ‘zero-tolerance approach against corruption’ by suspending two motor-vehicle inspectors (MVIs) accused of taking bribes from a truck driver.The Chief Minister himself issued a social media statement announcing the suspension of the two MVIs posted at Rampur check post in West Burdwan district, who were accused of allegedly demanding a bribe from a truck driver despite having valid documents and …
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Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth around Rs 5.54 crore in connection with an alleged multi-crore Ponzi scam involving the Jeevan Suraksha Group of Companies, officials said on Friday. The attachment was made under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.According to the ED, the attached assets include credit balances of about Rs 1.42 crore lying in 48 bank accounts and 22 immovabl…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, July 6 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough in its anti-corruption drive, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has filed a chargesheet against Bhola Singh, the then Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The complaint was filed before the Special Court (PMLA) in Jabalpur, which has issued notice to the accused, a press release said on Monday.The case stems from an F…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) In a fresh crackdown against corruption, the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Sunday arrested two former Health department officials in a case related to alleged large-scale irregularities in procurement of medicines, surgical consumables and medical equipment. The ACB arrested Vatsala Aggarwal, the then Director General Health Services (DGHS), and Neeraj Chopra, Deputy Controller of Accounts (DCA) of DGHS’ Central Procurement Agency (CPA), in an FIR, …
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government has arrested former Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Vatsala Aggarwal in connection with a multi-crore alleged medical procurement scam involving irregularities in the purchase of medicines, surgical items, and medical equipment.Officials confirmed that Dr Aggarwal, who was already under suspension at the time of her arrest, was taken into custody on Saturday. The agency also arrested Deputy Controlle…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested Dr Vinod Kumar Ranga, former head of the Central Procurement Agency (CPA), over alleged involvement in the illegal procurement of medicines, surgical items, consumables and medical equipment, officials said on Friday. The ACB, in its investigation, found that the doctor failed to give satisfactory answers regarding the missing records of the case.On Friday, Dr Ranga was produced before the court, which reman…
New Delhi/Aizawl, June 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Mizoram as part of its investigation into an alleged Myanmar areca nut (Burmese betel nut) smuggling and money laundering racket involving proceeds of crime estimated at over Rs 970 crore, the central probe agency said. According to a statement by the probe agency, the ED Aizawl Sub-Zonal office conducted searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at n…
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) A special CBI court in Ranchi on Friday convicted former BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.) technical officer Ram Vinod Singh in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the officer.Special Judge Yogesh Kumar, while delivering the verdict, stated that failure to deposit the fine within the stipulated period would result in an additional one year of simple imprisonment in jail.The c…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against a former branch head of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank and another accused in connection with an alleged bank fraud and money laundering case involving Rs 7.28 crore in Assam, officials said on Tuesday. According to the Directorate of Enforcement, the prosecution complaint was filed before the Special Court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Guwahat…
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement, Guwahati Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint before the Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act), Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati, in connection with an alleged bank fraud involving IDBI Bank and wrongful losses amounting to Rs 8.62 crore, officials said on Thursday. According to an official statement, the complaint has been filed under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, against M/s Ottis Associa…