According to sources, he was caught red handed while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 10,000 in lieu of getting No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued for property tax regarding the complainant's property.
The probe agency recovered Rs 63.85 lakh in cash, along with gold bars and ornaments valued at approximately Rs 3.46 crore during searches conducted at multiple locations.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested an audit inspector, Davinder Bansal, posted in the office of Regional Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Patiala, for demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000.
The matter related to a private company was under investigation in an FIR lodged at the Cyber Police Station of Rohini, Delhi.
AK Nazeer, former BJP state secretary and national office bearer of the Minority Morcha, has leveled allegations of bribery against MT Ramesh, the state general secretary of the saffron party in Kerala.
An official of CBI said here on Wednesday that three accused of accepting a bribe of Rs. 10 lakh including Rs. 5 lakh cash and “Self Cheques” of Rs. 5 lakh from the complainant.
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress on Thursday took out a march from its headquarters to Shastri Bhawan here demanding immediate arrest of business tycoon Gautam Adani over allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
The party's reaction came after US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani and others in an alleged bribery scam.
Gandhi, who has been demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities by the Adani Group, also demanded removal of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch accusing her of protecting Adani.
"This time, more than Rs 2,000 crore was spent in the elections to defeat the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The money came from Adani. If we form the Maharashtra government, we will investigate Adani, and First Information Reports (FIRs) will be registered against him," Raut alleged.
