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Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Mumbai has arrested a Class I officer posted at Mantralaya for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 6.37 lakh. According to the ACB, the complainant was granted authority by the village's Sarapanch to oversee the approval of government funds for the development of basic amenities in his village. The official submitted an application to the state government to sanction funds under the minority welfare schemes for the village's infrastructure de ...Read More >
Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 5 (PTI) The allegations of household kit distribution against the BJP triggered a row in this district on Sunday with clashes breaking out between activists of the saffron party, and the UDF and LDF in Manaloor constituency ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls. Activists of the two fronts laid siege to a godown at Vadanappally at Manaloor here, claiming that kits were being made and distributed from there and prevented a local BJP leader and actor Devan, who were present i ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and several other accused in the alleged Delhi excise policy case has moved a recusal application before the Delhi High Court, seeking that the matter be heard by a Bench other than that of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Sources indicated that former Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal is likely to appear in person before the Delhi High Court on Monday to advance arguments in support of the plea seeking recusal ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 5 (PTI) A junior engineer in Power Development Department was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Gandhi Nagar area here on Sunday for taking bribe of Rs 75,000, officials said. Anirudh Sharma, posted as JE in Sub-Division Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (PDD) Katra was booked under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act following his arrest, an ACB spokesperson said. He said a search was also conducted in the accused's house in Jammu's Janipur in pre ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 5 (PTI) A junior engineer in Power Development Department was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Gandhi Nagar area here on Sunday for taking bribe of Rs 75,000, officials said. Anirudh Sharma, posted as JE in Sub-Division Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (PDD) Katra was booked under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act following his arrest, an ACB spokesperson said. He said a search was also conducted in the accused's house in Jammu's Janipur in pre ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday trapped and arrested a Junior Engineer of the Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 75,000 in the Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu. The arrest followed a complaint alleging that the official had demanded a total bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a party in connection with official work. Acting on the complaint, ACB laid a trap and caught the engineer red-handed while accepting part payment ...Read More >
Thrissur: Protests by the LDF and the UDF intensified in Manalur on Sunday following allegations that the BJP has stockpiled around 1,500 kits to influence voters ahead of the Assembly elections. The kits were intercepted at a godown belonging to Champions Enterprises in Vadanappally. The firm's owner, Praveen, claimed the kits were meant for distribution through a cultural organisation named Swanthanam. However, protestors said they were unaware of any such organisation and alleged that the ki ...Read More >
Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 5 (PTI) The allegations of kit distribution against the BJP triggered a row in this central Kerala district on Sunday with clashes breaking out between activists of the saffron party and the UDF and the LDF in Manaloor constituency ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls. Activists of the two fronts laid siege to a godown at Vadanappally at Manaloor here, claiming that kits were being made and distributed from there and prevented a local BJP leader and actor Devan, who were p ...Read More >
Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 5 (PTI) Police have registered a case and launched an investigation in connection with illegal distribution of household kits in parts of Thrissur city on April 4, the Election Commission said on Sunday. The case was registered after an Election Flying Squad intercepted the unauthorised distribution of household kits near Olari Parthasarathy Temple and Karthika Super Market here, an EC statement said. The incident occurred with just days remaining for the Assembly polls ...Read More >
Thrissur: An election flying squad intercepted the unauthorised distribution of household kits worth around ₹900 each during a raid in Thrissur on Saturday. A total of 26 kits were seized. The operation, led by Executive Magistrate Dr Bindu T N, was carried out during a targeted inspection near Olari Parthasarathy Temple and Karthika Super Market. Officials said the kits, containing assorted household items, were being distributed in Sivaramapuram Colony. Preliminary findings indicate that the ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday arrested a sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Malerkotla district. An official spokesperson said the accused, , Hardeep Singh, was posted at the PSPCL office in Kup Kalan sub-division and was arrested based on a complaint filed by a resident of Bhogiwal village. The complainant alleged that the SDO, during inspection of his house, found ...Read More >
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Assistant Sub Inspector Tarlochan Singh posted as Naib Court in Ludhiana Court, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000/-. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Chandigarh road, Ludhiana. He said that the a case had registered against the complainant and h ...Read More >
"Once the BJP realised it would lose the election, it brought back those it had expelled. On one hand, the BJP expels him (Yatnal); on the other, it brings him back, praises him, and makes him campaign. Isn't this a double standard?" he told reporters, adding that the move pointed to a "weak position" for the party. Yatnal, who was expelled after making allegations related to dynastic politics and corruption against senior BJP figures including former chief minister BS Yediyurappa and his sons ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 04 : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday trapped and arrested a head constable posted at Police Station Thanamandi in Rajouri for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for releasing a seized vehicle. In a statement issued to the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said the Anti-Corruption Bureau J&K registered a formal case against Mohd. Alyas, posted in Police Station Thanamandi Rajouri vide FIR no. 05/2026 at P/S ACB Rajouri u/s 7 of ...Read More >
Chandigarh: As part of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's 'Shandaar Chaar Saal Bhagwant Mann De Naal' series, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann presented a comprehensive report card highlighting his government's performance across key sectors, positioning it as a decisive shift towards transparent, accountable and people-centric governance. Setting a new benchmark in public employment and governance, Bhagwant Mann's government has delivered a record 65,264 government jobs in just fou ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two officials of the Archaeological Survey of India for allegedly taking bribe to revoke an official notice and allowing continuation of work, officials said on Friday. The agency said a monument attendant and a conservation assistant posted at the ASI's Sub-Circle at Jantar Mantar were booked after a complaint that the former had demanded "illegal gratification/undue advantage of Rs 3,50,000 on behalf of the accused conservation assistant from the co ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested the deputy commissioner and an administrative officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for allegedly demanding ₹4 lakh bribe while looking into complaints against the two suspended employees. Accused deputy commissioner colonel Abhishek Kumar Mishra and administrative officer Devanshu Gautam are both posted at MCD's Shahdara north zone. Mishra -- working on deputation -- is the inquiry officer in complaints against two s ...Read More >
Baramulla: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed a chargesheet against former Naib Tehsildar Uri Altaf Hussain Khan and Patwari Halqa Uri Pardeep Kumar in a bribery case registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla. The chargesheet was presented before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Court, Baramulla, in connection with FIR No. 12/2024. According to the ACB, a resident of Uri had approached the Tehsil office in September 2023 seeking revenue documents relating to a 10-marla p ...Read More >
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Latur, Apr 3 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a police inspector and a constable for taking a bribe of Rs 45,000 at Udgir in Maharashtra's Latur district, an official said. The accused duo - inspector Rajkumar Pujari of Udgir Rural police station and constable Rahul Nagargoje - were sent to police custody till April 5 by a local court following their arrest, he said. The complainant, a 43-year-old man from Pune, had approached the ACB on April 1, alleging that the accused we ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested four public officials in two separate bribery cases in the national capital, exposing alleged corruption within civic and heritage bodies, the agency said on Friday. "The CBI officials laid traps on April 1, resulting in the arrest of a junior engineer (JE) and a Beldar from Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Shahdara North Zone, alongside a conservation assistant and a monument attendant from the Archaeo ...Read More >
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Sub Divisional Officer Hardeep Singh posted at PSPCL office, Sub Division Kup Kalan district Malerkotla , red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000/-. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of village Bhogiwal district Malerkotla. He said that the accused SDO Ha ...Read More >
Yadgir: In a major anti-corruption crackdown, officials of the Karnataka Lokayukta have trapped multiple government officers across the state while allegedly accepting bribes. In Yadgir district, an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) and a Junior Engineer (JE) attached to the KBJNL Bhimarayanagudi division were caught red-handed while taking illegal gratification from a contractor. The accused officials have been identified as AEE Madhusudan and JE Manjunath. Acting on a complaint, a Lokayukta ...Read More >
During the Lokayukta operation, the officer was caught while accepting the bribe money Bengaluru: In a major anti-corruption crackdown, Karnataka Lokayukta officials trapped and arrested a senior Commercial Tax officer for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh in connection with a GST case. Bharath Kumar Hegde, serving as Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Tax (GST), was caught during an operation conducted by the Lokayukta. According to officials, the complainant, Vishwajeet Nayak (53), h ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 2 (PTI) The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Thursday laid a trap and arrested two Bengaluru Municipal Corporation officials for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs three lakh in connection with a pending 'Khata' work, officials said. According to the Karnataka Lokayukta, a case has been registered under Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The complainant had approached the Lokayukta alleging that the officials had demanded money to process khata-related work ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday raised apprehensions over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) intentions regarding the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state, following the conviction of Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti in a cheating and forgery case. Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Umang Singhar, reacting to the developments after Bharti's conviction by a Special MP-MLA court in Delhi, said: "The BJ ...Read More >
Erode (Tamil Nadu), Apr 2 (PTI) DMK President, Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Thursday, alleged that the NDA's betrayals include 'strangling' the MSMEs during the ongoing West Asia crisis. Addressing an election rally here, Stalin alleged AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had no achievements to claim for his government during 2017-21; neither does PM Modi, who comes on "election tours" to Tamil Nadu. Ridiculing the slow pace of work to build Madurai AIIMS, as that project was announced by the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister requesting a meeting to discuss the rising number of arrests involving his party's grassroots leaders in the last 48 hours. Alleging the arrest of 160 AAP workers in Gujarat, Arvind Kejriwal wrote, "The Gujarat government plans to arrest another ten thousand AAP workers." He further added that, "The BJP is rattled by the growing popularity of AAP". Mea ...Read More >
A police constable in Beed, Maharashtra, has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau after allegedly demanding a bribe from a citizen seeking assistance with a dispute, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsA police constable in Beed, Maharashtra, has been detained for allegedly demanding a bribe.The constable allegedly demanded Rs 5,000, later reduced to Rs 2,000, for assisting a complainant whose tractor was stopped by farmers.The complainant re ...Read More >
KOCHIN, April 1: Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a fierce attack on Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) while campaigning in Paravur ahead of the Assembly elections on April 9. Singh claimed that "God was not secure" in Kerala, citing the Sabarimala gold loss cases, and compared the LDF's actions to Judas betraying Jesus, asserting that the Left had betrayed Lord Ayyappa for a few pieces of gold. He promise ...Read More >
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