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Topic: bribery

Not just Rs 50L bribe: CBI cites ‘luxury hotel bookings, air tickets’ to oppose Army colonel bail plea

Himanshu Bali, who was posted in posted in Ordnance Branch of Army’s Eastern Command, allegedly manipulated tenders in lieu of bribes from Kanpur-based defence supplier.

Unofficial aide to Punjab vigilance chief, absconding bribery accused had access to sensitive files—CBI

CBI made the revelation about accused staffer OP Rana in response to his anticipatory bail plea before Special CBI court in Chandigarh last week, which was junked Thursday.

CBI raid on Punjab Vigilance: ‘BJYM-linked’ middleman in custody, Bureau chief’s staffer absconding

The action came after a Punjab tax official alleged that O.P. Rana, reader to vigilance bureau chief Sharad Satya Chauhan, sought a Rs 20 lakh bribe from him.

CBI books IRS officer for seeking bribe. ‘250 grams of gold coins to unfreeze bank accounts’

In FIR, CBI says case taken up after Directorate General of Vigilance found ‘sufficient corroborative evidence’ supporting bribery charge against officer by Aalaya Jewel Industry.

‘Rs 50 lakh for 50 flights’—Lt Col sought bribes to get flight clearances for defence exports, says CBI

Chargesheet alleges Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma sent emails to DGCA, BCAS and MoCA, seeking blanket exemptions for exports. The emails were sent without approval from any authority.

Why court junked Punjab Police DIG’s bail plea, ruled ‘posting can’t determine CBI jurisdiction’

In Union Territories, CBI has full powers of local police, says Chandigarh special court, upholding suspended DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar's October 2024 CBI arrest in Mohali.

Ex-ED officer under CBI lens for bribery: In new FIR, a splurge on luxury cars, Chandigarh flat

CBI's new FIR comes year after it filed 2 cases against ex-officer, brother at centre of Shimla bribery scandal. At end of December 2024, they had 'disproportionate assets' of Rs 44.44 lakh.

No proof of demand, ‘stock witness’: How bribery case against DDA junior engineers fell apart in HC

Finding the complainant unreliable and the evidence incomplete, HC ruled that chain of demand, acceptance and recovery in the Rs 2,500, three-decade-old bribery case was never established.

‘Rs 8 lakh + monthly sewa-paani’: CBI’s bribery case against Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar

Harcharan Singh Bhullar was posted in the Rupnagar range. Bhullar joined as an officer of the Punjab police and was promoted to IPS in 2016.

Singham with a twist in Delhi: Influencer woman cop, a businessman’s abduction, 5 arrests

Sub-inspector Neetu Bisht, along with 2 constables, head constable & ‘middleman’, were held Sunday. SI is said to be the mastermind of the operation carried out in west Delhi.

On Camera

India once mocked Manmohan Singh for silence. Now it misses the accountability he stood for

Watching Manmohan Singh's last press conference as PM, where he answered 62 unscripted questions from 100 journalists, is an exercise in realising how far India’s political culture has shifted.

ONGC to set up 1.75-MMT oil storage facility in Mangaluru, half capacity marked for reserves

The government told Parliament the project will be fully funded by ONGC, while work on the 4 MMT Chandikhol strategic reserve in Odisha moves to the bidding stage.

Gorkha recruitment rests with Nepal, Agnipath only route to join Indian Army, says ex-CDS Chauhan

Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.