bribery allegations

In a surprising turn of events, a Station House Officer in Gaya district has been ousted following disturbing claims of unauthorized possession of two cellphones and keys to a local shop for more than two months. Reports indicate that the officer allegedly extorted Rs 20,000 from a victim eager to reclaim their belongings.

A Delhi Police head constable was apprehended accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe, while in a separate case, a Colonel and two defence suppliers are in CBI custody for an alleged Rs 50 lakh bribery scheme involving defence procurement. Investigations are ongoing to uncover the full conspiracy and other involved parties.

In a bold move to tackle corruption, the CBI detained a GST superintendent and an inspector in Giridih, accused of soliciting a bribe of Rs 90,000 from a complainant to fix an input tax credit dilemma. The officials reportedly intimidated the individual, threatening to revoke his GST registration.

In a fiery exchange, Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy accused ex-TDP MLC B Tech Ravi of attempting to peddle his MLC seat for a whopping ₹12 crore, only to be met with a swift denial from Ravi, who claimed he rebuffed all YSRCP's offers to poach TDP members.

Stocks of several Adani Group firms, including Adani Enterprises, Adani Green, Adani Power, Adani Ports, Adani Energy and Adani Total Gas, rose by as much as 3.5% after the case was effectively closed the securities and wire alleged fraud case in New York.

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In a decisive crackdown against corruption in Uttar Pradesh, the Vigilance Establishment has arrested five people, four of whom are government officials, on charges of accepting bribes amounting to Rs 1.34 lakh. The arrests, made in Hapur, Kannauj, and Baghpat districts, followed reports from citizens about illicit payments for carrying out their official responsibilities.

Court noted complainant’s testimony to be “unnatural”; judge said the video might have been tampered