Bihar Vigilance Bureau’s Conviction Rate Jumps 6 Times Patna: Director general of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) Jitendra Singh Gangwar on Monday said between 2000 and 2024, the bureau secured an average of only 5.6 convictions a year. However, 30 accused were convicted in 2025 alone — a sixfold increase. So far in 2026, 10…
CBI teams depart to conduct searches at 14 locations LUCKNOW: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out searches at 14 locations across five districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with the alleged embezzlement of government funds worth approximately Rs 4 crore in the basic education department in Amethi district.The searches were conducted…
Guwahati: One of the key accused in the alleged financial irregularities at the Assam Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd was arrested in Odisha, marking it the ninth arrest in the case, officials said on Sunday.In a statement, the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption said the accused, Padma Kanta Hazarika, was arrested in Puri, Odisha, on Saturday…
Official caught taking bribe Namakkal: A sub registrar and his assistant were arrested on Tuesday for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 to register a settlement deed regarding a property.The arrested have been identified as sub registrar Manoharan and his assistant, a document writer named Sathish. The duo was arrested after sleuths from…
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday said it has recovered nearly Rs 2.9 lakh of the Rs 3 lakh bribe allegedly accepted by Pratapgarh Station House Officer (SHO) Praveen Singh. The agency has registered a corruption case against Singh under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Senior officials said the SHO’s arrest is…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on Saturday carried out simultaneous raids at multiple premises linked to Gopal Kumar, executive engineer of the rural works department in Jhajha, Jamui district, following allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.The raids were conducted at his flat in Jyotipuram at Magistrate…
