Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) The ACB team on Thursday produced former minister Mahesh Joshi before the court, which remanded him to ACB custody until May 11, 2026, officials said. The Special Investigation Team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Joshi from his Jaipur residence on Thursday morning in connection with the alleged large-scale corruption uncovered in the Jal Jeevan Mission.Further investigation into the matter is underway, officials from the Anti-Corruption Bureau said.According to the i…
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Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Rajasthan politics witnessed major developments on Thursday morning after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested former PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi in connection with the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam involving tenders worth nearly Rs 960 crore.According to officials, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by ACB DIG Dr Rameshwar Singh reached Joshi’s residence in Jaipur’s San Colony at around 5 a.m. and took him into custody following allegations of corruption…
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has intensified its probe into the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, conducting simultaneous search operations across multiple locations in the state and seizing cash and valuables worth approximately Rs 5.39 crore, officials said.According to an official statement, the Raipur Zonal Office of the ED carried out searches on April 30 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, covering 13 premises across Raip…
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate’s Raipur Zonal Office has intensified its crackdown on corruption linked to the Raipur–Visakhapatnam Highway Project under the Bharatmala Scheme. In a press release dated April 28, the agency confirmed that search operations were carried out under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, at eight premises across Abhanpur, Raipur, Dhamtari and Kurud in Chhattisgarh.The searches led to the seizure of Indian currency worth Rs 66…
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out search operations in a corruption case linked to suspended Punjab Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar and others under Section 17 of PMLA, 2002, sources said. This comes after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Chandigarh’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered predicate offences, relating to allegations of demanding illegal gratification through a middleman for the settlement of a …
Vijayawada, April 24 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh is once again questioning a suspended Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department in a Disproportionate Assets case.The ACB officials on Friday took Kalingiri Shanti into custody from Vijayawada district jail and took her to Vijayawada Government General Hospital for medical examination. They later began questioning her.The ACB court had Thursday sent Shanti to police custody for two days.This is the second ti…
Vijayawada, April 13 (IANS) A city court has sent a suspended Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department to police custody for two days in a disproportionate assets case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court allowed questioning of Kalingiri Shanti on April 15 and 16.Shanti, arrested on April 7 after simultaneous raids at premises linked to her, is currently lodged in Vijayawada district jail. She filed a petition seeking permission to meet her two-and-a-half-year-old son. After …
Vijayawada, April 12 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has suspended an Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department following her arrest in a disproportionate assets case.The orders for Kalingiri Shanti’s suspension were issued by Commissioner K. Ramchandramohan, official sources said on Sunday.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had arrested Shanti on April 7 after simultaneous raids at premises linked to her. She was found to have amassed assets worth Rs 1.37 crore, disproportionate …
Jaipur, April 10 (IANS) Former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, arrested in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam, was on Friday remanded to three days of custody by the ACB Court. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had sought a five-day remand for further interrogation.During the hearing, ACB officials informed the court that the case involves large-scale fraud and serious financial irregularities. They argued that custodial interrogation was necessary to thoroughly investigate the alleged…
Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Thursday, arrested former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal (Retired Rajasthan Additional Chief Secretary) in connection with a large-scale corruption case under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In relation to a case, registered at the ACB headquarters, Agarwal was taken into custody in Delhi on Thursday and subsequently arrested.Further investigation in the matter is ongoing.The investigation h…