Patna | JD-U MLA in Bihar, Gopal Mandal, claimed on Wednesday that he has no hesitation in taking bribe if anyone offers it to him. Reacting to the ED action against RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his family members in the land-for-jobs case, Mandal told mediapersons in Bhagalpur: “If anyone gives me Rs 5 crore […]
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Three Delhi cops suspended for demanding bribe from relatives of Union minister
New Delhi | Three Delhi Police personnel, including an Inspector, a Sub-Inspector (SI), and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), posted with the Central Delhi district, were placed under suspension for allegedly demanding crores of Rupees in bribe from the relatives of an Arunachal Pradesh-based politician who is also a central minister. A source said that the […]
CBI arrests BCCL official for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 3,000
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said that it has arrested an official of the BCCL in a graft case. A senior CBI official said that it arrested Kishori Prasad Rout, an official dealing with attendance of workers of BCCL in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs […]
Video of taking Rs 50 bribe goes viral, constable suspended
Fatehpur: The Fatehpur Superintendent of Police suspended a head constable after his video taking a Rs 50 bribe went viral on social media. A police officer on Tuesday said: “An alleged 44-second video went viral on social media two days ago in which Ashok Kumar, head constable deployed at Khakhreru police station, is seen asking […]
3 NIA officers accused of seeking Rs 2 crore bribe transferred, probe initiated – 2 min read
New Delhi: Three NIA officers, including a Superintendent of Police, are facing a departmental probe following allegations of blackmailing levelled against them by a Delhi-based businessman. The businessman has complained that the officers sought Rs 2 crore from him so as not to name him in a terror funding case involving Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz […]
CBI arrests AAI Executive Director for taking bribe
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday arrested an Executive Director of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for accepting Rs 4 lakh as bribe from Bright Shine Services, a Chennai-based airport ground handling firm. Ravichandran, who was caught red-handed here, has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding bribe for awarding a […]
Parliament passes anti-graft Bill that punishes bribe givers too
New Delhi : The Parliament on Tuesday passed an anti-corruption Bill that provides for punishment to bribe givers and takers, and extends prior nod for prosecution to former public officials with the Lok Sabha giving its assent to the law. The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018, passed by the lower house after a reply by […]
LS takes up anti-graft Bill to punish bribe givers
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up the anti-corruption Bill that provides for stringent punishment to bribe givers, and extends prior nod for prosecution to former public officials. Moving the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said the Bill provides safeguards […]
MHA official suspended in bribe-for-visa case
New Delhi : The Union Home Ministry has suspended an official who was arrested last week for his involvement in illegalities in granting Indian citizenship or extending Long Term Visa (LTV) to Pakistani immigrants. Deputed in the Foreigners Division of the Home Ministry as Senior Secretariat Assistant, Pankaj Kumar Mishra was suspended days after an […]
Inquiry ordered in ‘bribe-for-visa’ case
New Delhi : The Union Home Ministry has ordered an inquiry to probe illegalities in granting Indian citizenship or extending Long Term Visa (LTV) to Pakistani immigrants following the arrest of one of its officials and three others on charges of demanding and accepting bribe from applicants, an official said on Monday. “We are conducting […]