Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable properties, including land, valued at more than Rs 598 crore in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in connection with the case involving M/S Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd. The ED launched its probe based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Corruption Branch in New Delhi on January 23, 2019. The FIR was filed under sections 1…
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Jaipur, Feb 25 (IANS) Acting on the directions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau Headquarters, Jaipur, the Anti-Corruption Bureau Outpost in Dholpur has arrested Birendra Kumar Sharma, a Patwari of Patwar Halka Basai Samanta, Tehsil Basai Samanta, District Dholpur, while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant.Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Govind Gupta, informed that a complaint was received at the Anti-Corruption Bureau Outpost, Dholpur, alleging that the complainant…
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…
Jaipur, Feb 24 (IANS) Acting on the instructions of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) headquarters, the Jaipur Nagar unit’s ACB, on Tuesday, arrested Jagdish Prasad Meena, Block Development Officer (BDO) of panchayat samiti Sawai Madhopur, who was also holding additional charge as District Project Manager, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1,00,000. ACB Director General of Police (DGP) Govind Gupta told that the ACB Jaipur Nagar Unit received a complaint alleging that Jagdish Prasad Meena was …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance has arrested a senior government official for allegedly accepting a bribe from a licensed coal vendor in exchange for facilitating the complainant to run his business smoothly. According to the Vigilance sources on Tuesday, the accused officer Debabrata Mohanty, Cuttack Deputy Director of Mines, was apprehended by the Vigilance sleuths while he was taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the licenced coal vendor in exchange for allowing smooth running of …
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday informed the Assembly that the entire money in the fraud involving state government accounts at the Chandigarh branch of IDFC First Bank has been returned to the government’s accounts.“A total of Rs 556 crore, including Rs 22 crore of interest, was returned to the government account within 24 hours,” he said.The Chief Minister said the involvement of four-five employees of the bank’s Chandigarh branch has been re…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) The Haryana Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR in the Rs 590-crore fraud involving Haryana government accounts at the Chandigarh branch of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, a government official said on Tuesday. The case has been filed against bank officials, public servants and other individuals under Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 316 (5), 318 (4), 336 (3), 338, 340 (2) and 61 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…
Gadag (Karnataka), Feb 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Chandru Lamani, representing the Shirahatti Assembly constituency, was caught red handed and taken into custody by the Karnataka Lokayukta on Saturday in connection with an alleged bribery case in Laxmeshwar town of Karnataka’s Gadag district, the official statement by the Lokayukta said. The development is seen as a setback to the BJP, which targeted the Congress-led government in the state for demanding bribes, commissions from …
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) of Bihar has carried out another major action against corruption in the state. On Friday, SVU officials arrested Anita Kumari, District Program Officer (DPO–ICDS) posted in Thakurganj block of Kishanganj, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.According to officials, the accused officer had allegedly demanded a large sum of money by threatening disciplinary action.The complainant, Nagendra Kumar, son of Rajdev Sah and a resident of…
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…