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ED files protest petition against DVAC’s attempt to close ₹27.90 crore bribery case against former Minister Vaithilingam

ED files protest petition against DVAC’s attempt to close ₹27.90 crore bribery case against former Minister Vaithilingam

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Former Minister R. Vaithilingam. | Photo Credit: R.M. Rajarathinam The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a protest petition before the Principal Sessions Court in Chennai objecting to a move by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to close a ₹27.90 crore bribery case against former AIADMK former Minister R. Vaithilingam who had resigned his MLA post in January 2026 before joining the DMK. The protest petition, filed throug ED Special Public Prosecutor N. Ramesh, stated that the DVAC had registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Mr. Vaithilingam on September 19, 2024 for an alleged offence committed by him during his tenure as Minister for Housing and Urban Development in former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s Cabinet between 2011 and 2016. According to the FIR, Mr. Vaithilingam, in his capacity as ex-officio chairman of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, had received a bribe of ₹27.90 crore from Shriram Properties and Infrastructure Private Limited (subsequently renamed as Gateway Office Parks Private Limited) for granting planning permission to construct 1,453 additional buildings on 57.94 acres of land …

CBI arrests Delhi Food and Supply Department official in bribery case

CBI arrests Delhi Food and Supply Department official in bribery case

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The CBI alleged that the accused demanded ₹100 per ration card for allotment and distribution of 475 ration cards. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant commissioner of the Food and Supply Department here in connection with an alleged bribery case, officials said Friday (May 22, 2026). The agency arrested the officer in a trap operation on Thursday (May 21, 2026) while allegedly accepting ₹10,000 as a bribe. The accused demanded ₹100 per ration card for allotment and distribution of 475 ration cards, it alleged. “It further alleged that approximately 120 ration cards were proposed to be allotted to each nearby shop, including the shop of the complainant, and accordingly, the total demanded amount from the complainant comes to about ₹12,000,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement. Published – May 22, 2026 07:15 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, …

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 …

Bombay High Court quashes FIR against HDFC Bank head in bribery case

Bombay High Court quashes FIR against HDFC Bank head in bribery case

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Sashidhar Jagdishan, MD and CEO of HDFC Bank. File The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) set aside a criminal complaint that accused Sashidhar Jagdishan, the managing director of HDFC Bank, of accepting a bribe of ₹2.05 crore from a trustee of the Lilavati Hospital trust. A Division Bench of Justice Makarand Karnik and Justice Nitin Borkar delivered the judgment. The court quashed the First Information Report registered by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. The trust runs the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Published – May 06, 2026 05:37 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CBI arrests DGCA deputy director, senior executive of private firm in bribery case| India News

CBI arrests DGCA deputy director, senior executive of private firm in bribery case| India News

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Mudavath Devula, Deputy Director General at the Airworthiness Directorate, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), along with a representative of a private company in a bribery case. The CBI has arrested two persons, including a deputy director of the DGCA in a bribery case. (File) (Representative image) Bharat Mathur, a senior vice president in a major corporate group, was also arrested for bribing the DGCA official of ₹2.5 lakh. “The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Deputy Director General at the Airworthiness Directorate, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Headquarters, New Delhi along with a representative of a private company in a bribery case of Rs. 2.5 Lakhs resulting in the seizure of the entire amount,” a statement of the probe agency said. The accused deputy director allegedly demanded undue advantage from private persons in lieu of issuing approvals and permissions for applications pending with DGCA for a private aerospace company, statement added. The CBI registered the case on April 18 against the DGCA official and …

Not guilty, says Delhi HC 23 years after judge convicted 2 engineers for bribery| India News

Not guilty, says Delhi HC 23 years after judge convicted 2 engineers for bribery| India News

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The Delhi high court has set aside a 2002 verdict convicting two engineers of the city government’s flood control department for accepting ₹1,800 in bribes from a contractor’s employee in 1991, holding that the trial court had ruled against them on the basis of “unsatisfactory evidence”. Justice Chandrashekharan Sudha said it could only be held that the trial court went wrong in relying on the aforesaid unsatisfactory evidence to conclude regarding the guilt of the accused persons (HT File Photo/Shruti Kakkar) In a 48-page judgment, justice Chandrashekharan Sudha said the material on record was insufficient to establish their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. “Suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof. Therefore, I find that the appellants/ A1 (Assistant Engineer VK Datta) and A2 (Junior Engineer Dinesh Garg) are entitled to the benefit of doubt. In such circumstances, it can only be held that the trial court went wrong in relying on the aforesaid unsatisfactory evidence to conclude regarding the guilt of the accused persons,” the court held in its verdict of April 2. …

CBI arrests Central Railway CBI arrests Cen, 2 others in Rs 10 lakh bribery case

CBI arrests Central Railway CBI arrests Cen, 2 others in Rs 10 lakh bribery case

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The CBI has arrested a chief electrical distribution engineer with the Central Railway and two private persons in an alleged bribery case of Rs 10 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The central probe agency had registered the case against the 2003-batch officer of the Indian Railway Services of Electrical Engineers, working as a chief electrical distribution engineer with the Central Railway, and others on Monday. During searches at five locations in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Karjat in Maharashtra that followed the arrests, the CBI seized Rs 90.79 lakh in cash, gold jewellery weighing 241.30 gm and 2.5 kg silver jewellery amounting to Rs 42.52 lakh, and other documents of investments from the chief engineer`s premises, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement. The CBI also seized Rs 3.85 lakh from his office chamber, taking the total seizure to Rs 1.47 crore, it said. The FIR had alleged that the chief engineer demanded a bribe of Rs 40 lakh, which was 1 per cent of the tender value of Rs 40.54 crore being awarded to a …

CBI nabs CR official for accepting ₹10 L bribe

CBI nabs CR official for accepting ₹10 L bribe

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Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior officer of the Central Railway (CR) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10 lakh from a person associated with a private firm, towards the irregular award of a tender worth ₹40.54 crore to the firm. (Shutterstock) The accused, chief electrical distribution engineer Ramesh Kumar Chauve, was arrested on Monday. The CBI subsequently recovered cash and valuables worth ₹1.47 crore from his residential and official premises, while two other accused linked to the private firm, Anshul Varma and Kanay Varma, were arrested on Tuesday, investigators said. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in awarding a tender worth ₹40.54 crore to the private firm. “Chauve, who belongs to the 2003 batch of the Indian Railway Services of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), connived with certain stakeholders of the firm when awarding the tender. He later demanded a bribe of ₹40 lakh, which was 1% of the tender value,” a CBI officer noted. When the CBI learned of the accused’s demand for a bribe, based on source …

Gaurav Kumar Alleges Bribery for Haryana Assembly Ticket in 2024 | India News

Gaurav Kumar Alleges Bribery for Haryana Assembly Ticket in 2024 | India News

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Last Updated:March 09, 2026, 15:29 IST Gaurav Kumar, husband of a Haryana Mahila Congress leader, claims he paid crores to Congress leaders for his wife’s 2024 Assembly ticket. Gaurav Kumar is husband of Haryana Mahila Congress general secretary. In a major political scandal, Gaurav Kumar, husband of a Haryana Mahila Congress general secretary, alleges he “paid crores” to Congress party leaders for a ticket for his wife in Haryana’s 2024 Assembly elections. Speaking to the reporters in Delhi, Kumar said Congress leaders had guaranteed that his wife would get a ticket in the elections. Speaking to IANS, Kumar said: “…In the chats, they themselves have admitted that yes, they took the money. I have only mentioned the names of three or four leaders so far, but there are many more… I am giving an open challenge to Rahul Gandhi… I will show you the mirror of what is happening in your own house, and what your senior leaders are doing…Either they are doing something wrong with you, or you yourself are getting it done…” Delhi: …

ED Director to review pending money laundering cases in T.N.

ED Director to review pending money laundering cases in T.N.

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Rahul Navin, Director of the Directorate of Enforcement, arrived in Chennai on Thursday (February 26, 2026). | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Rahul Navin, Director, Directorate of Enforcement (ED), arrived in Chennai on Thursday (February 26, 2026) on a three-day visit. According to official sources, Mr. Rahul Navin will review the pending cases booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Tamil Nadu. His visit comes days after the Madras High Court directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register a case on the complaint sent by the ED to the State Director-General of Police about huge corruption in the Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply. The ED levelled allegations of serious irregularities in the award of contacts and accused agents close to Minister for Municipal Administration and Water Supply K.N. Nehru of collecting bribes in the name of ‘party fund’ for awarding contracts. The DVAC has already registered a detailed inquiry in the matter, the sources said.  Published – February 26, 2026 05:49 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of …