Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced in the Legislative Assembly that a high-level inquiry will be conducted into alleged malpractices, tax evasion, and irregularities within the state’s Regional Transport Office (RTO). Responding to a question raised by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, Fadnavis stated that the matter has been discussed with the Transport Minister, and the issues raised by the house members have been taken seriously.Responding to the discussion, Trans…
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Bhuj, July 7 (IANS) A police sub-inspector posted at Vayor Police Station in Gujarat’s West Kutch district has been booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant and accepting Rs 40,000 before fleeing during a trap operation, officials said on Tuesday.The accused has been identified as Indravijaysinh Gohil, a Class III Police Sub-Inspector posted at Vayor Police Station in Bhuj. The alleged offence took place on Monday near the gate of…
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) Acting on the directions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Headquarters, the ACB Special Unit, Jodhpur, on Sunday arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Hardevram of Shastri Nagar Police Station, Jodhpur Commissionerate, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000.Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Govind Gupta, said the ACB Special Unit received a complaint alleging that the accused officer had demanded a bribe in connection with the investigation of cross FIRs…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a municipal corporation Jamadar while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The trap was laid at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation after the accused allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh to process a property lease deed (patta). The ACB is currently interrogating the accused.According to ACB Director General Govind Gupta, the operation was carried out on Thursday afternoon at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. The accuse…
Aizawl, July 2 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said that corruption remains one of the biggest obstacles to good governance and the overall development of the state, stressing that eliminating the menace requires the collective commitment of both citizens and government employees. Releasing the first-ever Annual Report of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for 2025-2026 at the Chief Minister’s Conference Hall, Lalduhoma said that combating corruption is not the responsibility o…
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) In a major development in the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam worth Rs 20,000 crore in Rajasthan, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet against former Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi and private individual Sanjay Badaya.The ACB submitted a chargesheet of nearly 3,000 pages before the court of Special ACB Judge Rajesh Kumar Dadiya.Public Prosecutor Manjula Jain, appearing for the state government, informed the court …
Nagpur, June 29 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Vishwas Nangare Patil on Monday took charge as the new Police Commissioner of Nagpur, following his direct transfer from the post of Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Upon assuming his new role, Nangare Patil declared that the safety and protection of women and children would be his topmost priority.He also addressed the controversy surrounding a viral video of him at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, firm…
Ranchi, June 29 (IANS) Rohit Oraon, son of Jharkhand Congress MLA and former Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon, did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for questioning in connection with the alleged liquor scam in the state.Rohit Oraon has written to the agency seeking additional time to appear.Meanwhile, former minister Rameshwar Oraon has been summoned by the ED for questioning on June 30.According to sources, both Rohit Oraon and Rameshwar Oraon, in separate communicat…
Ranchi, June 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the high-profile Jharkhand liquor scam, has issued summons to Congress MLA and former state Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon, his son Rohit Oraon, and retired Excise Commissioner Amit Prakash for questioning.All three individuals have been asked to appear on a specified date for interrogation. They have also been asked to bring along relevant documents related to the case.The ED is examining alleged financial transactions …
Vadodara, June 27 (IANS) A Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in Vadodara were caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a trap operation on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant, officials said. The complainant, described as a “vigilant citizen”, had approached the bureau after alleging that a case registered at Manjalpur Police Station on June 1 was being investigated by PSI Mallika Parmar of Vishwamitra Police Chow…