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Time of India
10 hours ago
- Time of India
GPCB engineer caught taking Rs 1.25 lakh bribe in Porbandar
Rajkot: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a deputy environmental engineer of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.25 lakh in the pollution watchdog's regional office in Porbandar on Wednesday. Rajesh Chauhan (55), a class-3 officer had allegedly Rs 25,000 per month from the complainant to avoid citing any deficiencies at the Sudama Dairy plant. He threatened that if the payments were not made, he would report irregularities and have the plant shut down. Over five months, this demand amounted to a total of Rs 1.25 lakh. The complainant, unwilling to pay the bribe, approached the ACB, which laid a trap at the GPCB office opposite Madhvani College in Porbandar city. During the operation, Chauhan was caught red-handed while negotiating with the complainant and accepting the bribe money. Chauhan was taken into custody
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
ACB arrests civil supplies officer, ₹10 lakh found in bag
MUMBAI: A chief inspection officer with the state civil supplies department was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹1.75 lakh from the manager of a gas distributing agency, to keep him from acting against the agency for certain violations. Police also found ₹10 lakh in his bag. Arrested computer hacker and cyber criminal with handcuffs, close up of hands (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Vinayak Vasant Nikam, 54, was arrested on Tuesday. 'Nikam demanded ₹2.5 lakh every month, and later reduced the sum to ₹1.75 lakh,' said a police officer. Of this sum, ₹1 lakh was a bribe from the complainant and ₹75,000 from a relative of the complainant. Both of them operated gas agencies that had violated the rules. 'We have booked him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988,' said the officer. ACB officials said the complainant works as the manager in a Kandivali-based gas agency; a relative of his owns a gas agency in Thane. In October 2024, Nikam had taken action against the complainant's gas agency and before that, in August, against the agency owned by his relative in Thane. The complainant approached the ACB, after which a trap was arranged and Nikam was caught taking the bribe money. 'During a search, we found ₹10 lakh in his bag,' said the police officer.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Sheep-rearing scam: ED raids 8 locations in Hyderabad; ex-minister's aide, others under lens
HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at eight locations across Hyderabad in connection with the sheep-rearing scam. The searches covered premises linked to several accused, including G Kalyan, OSD to former BRS minister Talasani Srinivasa Yadav. Kalyan has been named in one of the FIRs registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The ED initiated the probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), based on the FIRs filed by the ACB. Misappropriation of funds flagged in government scheme You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad The Telangana government's Sheep Distribution and Development Scheme (SRDS), launched in 2017, aimed to supply 20 sheep and one ram per unit to shepherd families, with 75% subsidy support. Over 1.28 crore sheep were reportedly distributed during the scheme's initial phase. However, investigations later revealed that significant amounts were misappropriated through inflated procurement bills, fake transportation records, and benami accounts. The Anti-Corruption Bureau estimated the scam to be worth around ₹700 crore. Based on its probe, the ACB booked several government officials, including Sabavath Ramachander, former managing director of the Telangana State Sheep and Goat Development Cooperative Federation (TSSGDCF), and G. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pirates Climb Aboard Cargo Ship - Watch What The Captain Did Next Tips and Tricks Undo Kalyan Kumar, who previously served as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the then minister. FIRs highlighted how funds meant for the scheme were siphoned off using forged bank accounts and shell vendors. In June 2024, the ED registered a money laundering case and began collecting documents from the animal husbandry department and the TSSGDCF, including beneficiary lists, vendor details, transport records, and payment files. The ED has since questioned key officials and begun examining financial flows to trace suspected laundering of public funds. The latest searches by ED mark an escalation in the money laundering probe, suggesting that financial links between political aides and scam beneficiaries are now under scrutiny.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Two days before retirement, Daya Nayak promoted to ACP
MUMBAI: Senior police inspector Daya Nayak, who gained recognition as an 'encounter specialist' in the 1990s, was promoted to assistant commissioner of police on Tuesday, two days before his retirement. Nayak, who heads Unit 9 of the Mumbai crime branch, is scheduled to retire on July 31. Two days before retirement, Daya Nayak promoted to ACP Along with Nayak, senior inspectors Jeevan Kharat, Deepak Dalvi, and Pandurang Pawar, who are also set to retire on Thursday, were promoted too. Nayak, who joined the force in 1995 as an officer at the Juhu police station, gained recognition for gunning down several gangsters in police encounters. He has shot around 87 gangsters, including criminals linked to the likes of Dawood Ibrahim, Arun Gawli, Amar Naik and Chhota Rajan. His career has inspired Bollywood films such as Ab Tak Chhappan and Department. In 2006, Nayak was suspended after the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him following allegations by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar that he owned assets disproportionate to his known source of income. He was reinstated in the police force in 2012, after the Supreme Court quashed all the charges against him. Nayak was more recently involved in investigating high-profile cases such as the firing outside actor Salman Khan's house, the killing of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, and the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. He was also part of the team that solved the Antilia bomb scare case and the subsequent murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren in 2021.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
Chief inspection officer caught red-handed accepting Rs 1.75 lakh for not acting against gas agency
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday trapped the chief inspection officer, rationing department, while allegedly accepting Rs 1.75 lakh bribe in Mumbai. According to ACB, the accused, Vinayak Vasant Nikam, had sought the same amount per month from a gas agency against whom he had taken action in the past. According to ACB, the complainant works as a manager in a gas agency in Kandivali. His relatives also have a gas agency in Thane. In October 2024, action was taken against the complainant's gas agency by Nikam. In August 2024, action was taken against the gas agency of his relatives in Thane by the rationing department. Thereafter, on July 16, Nikam contacted the complainant on his mobile and asked him to come and meet him in the office. Accordingly, when the complainant met Vinayak Nikam on July 17, he demanded a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh per month for not taking action against the complainant's gas agency and Rs 1 lakh for not taking action against the gas agency of his relatives, totalling Rs 2.5 lakh per month. When the complainant said he cannot pay that much money and asked for some way out, the accused told him that he would have to talk to 'saheb'. The next day the accused contacted the complainant and said he had spoken to saheb, and asked him to meet him. However, since the complainant did not want to pay the bribe, he appeared in person at the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Worli, Mumbai on July 25 and filed a complaint. The ACB verified the complaint and found it to be genuine. Accordingly, the complainant was asked to meet the accused, and the latter was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh from the complainant. Accordingly, a case was registered against him, and he was placed under arrest.
