Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement has registered an ECIR in the Tirupati laddu adulteration case to begin the probe into allegations of money laundering.The Central agency registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against the accused, sources said on Tuesday.The ED launched the investigation based on the charge sheets filed by the CBI-led Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the case.There are allegations of hawala-…
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Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two officials of Northern Railway, Lucknow, for allegedly accepting a bribe during the processing of a pension claim, an official statement said on Wednesday.The arrested officials include Akash Tyagi, an Accountant in the Office of Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Northern Railway, and Akshay Srivastava, Assistant Divisional Finance Manager (ADFM), DRM, Lucknow. Both were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 70,…
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Adopting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption, Sheohar District Magistrate Pratibha Rani has suspended Revenue Officer Ramkrit Mahto, posted in Puranhia block of Bihar, with immediate effect. The action follows his arrest by the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) while allegedly accepting a bribe.According to an official, the incident occurred on January 5, when the SVU laid a trap and caught the accused revenue officer red-handed while accepting Rs 10,000.The bribe was alle…
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Despite repeated actions against corruption in Bihar, incidents of bribery involving government officials continue to surface almost daily. In a major action, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau has arrested a revenue officer posted in the Barauli Circle of Gopalganj district while accepting a bribe. The incident has caused a stir in administrative circles. The accused has been identified as Vijay Singh, a Revenue Officer posted at the Barauli Circle office.He was caught red-…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The CBI arrested Revenue Department officials – a Sub-Registrar and a Reader – and two private persons while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant, an official statement said on Thursday.Those arrested were identified as Sub-Registrar, Revenue Department, Kashmere Gate, Pankaj Kumar Yadav, Reader Ravinder Dabas, and private persons, Ashish alias Nitin, and Sunil, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) statement said.The CBI registered the case on Wednesda…
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) Continuing the Nitish Kumar government’s zero-tolerance policy against corruption, the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) of Bihar on Monday evening took another major action in Sheohar district, arresting a revenue employee red-handed while accepting bribe. The arrested official has been identified as Ramkrit Mahto, a revenue employee posted in Puranhiya block of Sheohar district.He was allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000 for carrying out the mutation of land records.Accord…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 4 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance, on Sunday, arrested a senior Inspector of the state police over corruption charges after he was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe from a licensed liquor vendor to allow his business to run smoothly. The accused, Bijay Kumar Barik, is currently posted as the Inspector-in-Charge of the CRRI Police Station in Cuttack. The vendor had lodged a complaint with the Vigilance Department, alleging that the accused Barik was repeatedly insisting on th…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Assistant Engineer (AE) and Beldar, both posted at MCD, Shahdara Zone, Delhi, while demanding and accepting undue advantage of Rs. 2 lakh from the complainant, officials said on Wednesday. According to the CBI, it registered the instant case on December 22, 2025, against the accused Beldar.The accused are identified as Assistant Engineer Ashish Siwach and Beldar Mahesh Kumar — both posted at MCD, Shahdara Zone, Delh…
Patna, Dec 23 (IANS) A sub-inspector posted in Siwan district was arrested red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 on Tuesday by the Bihar Vigilance Department as part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive. The arrested officer has been identified as Kanhaiya Kumar Singh, who was posted at the Siswan police station.The case is linked to a land dispute incident reported on December 18, during which a fight broke out between two parties.A case was registered at Siswan police station as Case…