New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and all states on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of fingerprint and iris-based biometric identification of voters at polling stations to curb electoral malpractices.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.Issuing a notice, the C…
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Ahmedabad, April 9 (IANS) A Deputy Mamlatdar posted in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district has been booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, with investigators stating that the excess wealth is over Rs 1.22 crore, or 56.89 per cent above his legitimate earnings. In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the ACB said that Chandrasinh Mori, a Class-3 officer in the Collector’s office in Surendranagar, has been …
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party’s candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district.“The BJP candidate’s infamy in this Assembly is well known. From attacking Trinamool workers during Rath Yatra to beating up his own party leaders, there are all kinds of allegations against him. Voting for the BJP mean…
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Reinforcing its policy of zero tolerance against corruption, the Bihar Police, on Thursday, took strict action against a tainted police officer. Chandan Kushwaha, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Tirhut Range, has ordered the dismissal of Sub-Inspector Sadre Alam with immediate effect.The case dates back to 2021, when Sadre Alam was posted at Ahiyapur Police Station in Muzaffarpur.A complainant, Tabassum Ara from Sipahipur, had approached the Vigilance Investigation Bu…
Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Wednesday, apprehended the Chief Commercial Inspector (CCI) of South Eastern Railway in Ranchi, state capital of Jharkhand, in connection with a bribery case.The accused, identified as Himanshu Shekhar, allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant. The case, registered by the CBI on March 25, pertains to allegations that the CCI sought 10 per cent of the complainant’s pending bills, which amounted …
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Engineer (AE) of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in a bribery case, officials said on Saturday.The accused, identified as Hukam Singh Meena, was posted at the MCD’s Shahdara South Zone, QUC Office in Ghazipur. He was apprehended while allegedly demanding and accepting illegal gratification from a complainant in connection with official work.According to the CBI, a case was registered on Marc…
Patna, March 2 (IANS) The fight against corruption in Bihar has gathered pace in 2026, with the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) intensifying its crackdown under a zero-tolerance policy. Addressing a press conference on Monday, SVU Director General Jitendra Singh Gangwar said that the Bureau has registered 28 cases in the first two months of 2026 (January and February), averaging about 14 cases per month.The cases include serious offences such as bribery and possession of disproportionate assets (DA…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) In the highest-ever cash seizure by Odisha’s Vigilance Department, the anti corruption sleuths on Wednesday unearthed over Rs 4 crore in cash from the Bhubaneswar flat of Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle. The accused, identified as Debabrata Mohanty, was apprehended on Tuesday night for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a licensed coal vendor for allowing smooth running of his coal depot and to grant permission to transport coal.Following his arrest…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on corruption, the Odisha Vigilance department, on Thursday, arrested two persons, including the tehsildar of Soro in Balasore district of the state after he was caught red-handed while taking bribe from a businessman. “On Thursday, Daitari Mallik, Tehasildar of Soro, along with Dayanidhi Jena (private person) has been apprehended by the Odisha Vigilance for receiving a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a truck owner to facilitate release of his five det…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Delhi Police for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a complainant in connection with a property dispute, officials said on Wednesday. The arrested accused has been identified as ASI Sunder Pal, posted at the C.R. Park police station.According to the CBI, a case was registered on Tuesday following allegations that the accused had demanded an illegal gra…