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CBI arrests Army Ordnance Corps colonel in Kolkata in ₹50 lakh bribery case

CBI arrests Army Ordnance Corps colonel in Kolkata in ₹50 lakh bribery case

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a colonel posted with the Army Ordnance Corps, Eastern Command, in connection with a ₹50 lakh bribery case, agency officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation filed the FIR in the case on May 18 (AFP FILE) The officer was taken into custody in Kolkata under the Prevention of Corruption Act and is being brought to Delhi for further interrogation, officials said. According to CBI’s first information report (FIR) filed on May 18, Colonel Himanshu Bali, who was posted at the Army Ordnance Corps in Kolkata’s Fort William, was accused of indulging in corrupt practices to favour a Kanpur-based private person and his firm in the award of tenders, approval of substandard samples and clearing of pending and inflated bills in lieu of bribes. HT has reviewed a copy of the FIR. A private person, Akshat Agrawal, and his firm, Eastern Global Limited (Kanpur) have also been booked by the federal agency. “…Akshat Agrawal, together with his father Mayank Agrawal, residents of Kanpur, have been maintaining regular contact …

Ex-GST assistant commissioner gets 5-year jail term for bribery

Ex-GST assistant commissioner gets 5-year jail term for bribery

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Mumbai, Nov 27 A court here on Thursday sentenced a former Assistant Commissioner of GST to five years in jail in a bribery case, saying his “act does not deserve any leniency”. Ex-GST assistant commissioner gets 5-year jail term for bribery The special judge for Anti Corruption Bureau cases, A V Kharkar, held Ashok Nayak guilty of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and also for criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code. The court also imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on Nayak. The case was registered in May 2017 against Nayak, then assistant commissioner, Central Excise, based on a complaint filed by a businessman who runs a bar and restaurant in the city. As per the complaint, Nayak demanded ₹12 crore from him for settling a matter pending with the Enforcement Directorate . He also asked for 25 to 30 per cent of the bribe to be paid within a day or two to avoid being arrested by the ED, the businessman claimed. Nayak told him he could settle the matter by …

ACB Filed Bribery Case To ‘Settle Score’ With Judge: Ahlmad To Delhi Court

ACB Filed Bribery Case To ‘Settle Score’ With Judge: Ahlmad To Delhi Court

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Last Updated:May 25, 2025, 00:08 IST The ahlmad, 38, was posted in the court of the Special Judge in question between September 14, 2023 and March 21, 2025. The court asked the bank to revise its policy. A court staff has told a Delhi court that the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) lodged an FIR regarding alleged bribery to frame a judge to “settle score with him” after he issued a notice to its Joint Commissioner asking why a contempt reference not be made to the Delhi High Court for allegedly threatening the staff. The allegations against the ACB were made before Special Judge Deepali Sharma in an application seeking anticipatory bail, filed by an Ahlmad (court staff fro maintains records), claiming he was innocent and was falsely implicated in the bribery case. The ahlmad, 38, was posted in the court of the Special Judge in question between September 14, 2023 and March 21, 2025. “The ACB is the main litigant in most cases pending disposal before the said court. During his tenure in the said court, …

Faceless I-T scheme: Delhi court extends custody of income tax official, CA in bribery case | Latest News India

Faceless I-T scheme: Delhi court extends custody of income tax official, CA in bribery case | Latest News India

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New Delhi, A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the CBI custody of an income tax official and a chartered accountant in a bribery case connected to the “faceless” I-T assessment scheme. Faceless I-T scheme: Delhi court extends custody of income tax official, CA in bribery case The finance ministry had introduced the faceless scheme to increase transparency, reduce human interface and prevent corruption. The scheme is called “faceless” as the assessee does not get to see the face of his or her assessing officer and know who will be conducting the assessments. Principal district and sessions judge Anju Bajaj Chandana extended the custody after I-T deputy commissioner Vijayendra R and D K Agarwal were produced before the court on the expiry of their three-day CBI custody. The court extended their remand by two days though the CBI sought five days of their custody. The central probe agency claimed of discovering certain new facts during previous custody period, requiring further investigation aside from corroborating large volumes of electronic data. “Considering the nature of facts of the …

BJP hits back at Congress leader over Adani issue – India TV

BJP hits back at Congress leader over Adani issue – India TV

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Image Source : AP Congress leader Rahul Gandhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday hit at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who demanded the arrest of Gautam Adani following the indictment of Adani Group founder and chairman in an alleged bribery scam. BJP MP Patra lashed out at Rahul Gandhi and accused him of “sensationalizing things.” Patra remarked that Rahul Gandhi, in the same way has raised allegations about the Rafael deal during Covid-19 time period, but in the end, he had to apologise. He also criticised the leader for dragging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name into it. Patra said, “Today, Rahul Gandhi has done a press conference again. Today, he has again shown the same behaviour and presented the topic in the same way he used to present. This isn’t a new PC. He has used the same names and the same ways through which he tried to put a new allegation against PM Modi. He always tries to sensationalize things and describe them in a way that how big the matter is. He …

Govt suspends Jaipur Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar

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The Bhajan Lal Sharma government on Monday suspended Jaipur Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar stating that corruption charges against her are “prima facie true”. As per an order by the Local Self Government department, in compliance with the Rajasthan High Court order, the department had appointed an officer to investigate the corruption charges against her. The officer also gave Gurjar an opportunity to be heard, and sent the report to the department. “On the basis of the report received by the department, the allegations against Mrs Munesh Gurjar, Mayor, Jaipur Municipal Corporation, signing leases at the behest of her husband Mr Sushil Gurjar, discussing the leases with her husband, keeping them pending, and signing leases after receiving bribe amount in lieu of leases, appears to be prima facie proven,” the department said. The department said that after finding her prima facie guilty in the report, the department issued a notice seeking explanation from Munesh under the Rajasthan Municipality Act, 2009, and said that her reply was “not satisfactory.” Earlier this month, the government had also given …

Sukesh Chandrasekhar bribery case AIADMK two leaves symbol matter Delhi rouse avenue court grants bail to conman – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) Sukesh Chandrasekhar. AIADMK two-leaves symbol: The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi today (August 30) granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in connection with the bribery case regarding the AIADMK’s two-leaves symbol matter. Despite this bail, Chandrasekhar will remain in jail due to other ongoing pending cases against him. The Special Judge Vishal Gogne in the order passed said since section 479 recognises the paramount status of liberty and aims to protect accused persons against long periods of detention without proceedings reaching finality, any interpretation which defeats the pre-eminence of bail over jail should be avoided. In sum, the accused is entitled to release on bail under section 479 (1) and the third provision to section 479 of the BNSS. Special Judge Vishal Gogne granted the relief to him on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh. The court noted that in the present facts, the delay in proceedings is not capable of being ascribed to the accused as he was entitled to exercise his right of challenging the order on …