Patna: A special vigilance court in Muzaffarpur on Thursday convicted former district provident fund officer Pradeep Kumar in a 2014 bribery case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed fines of Rs 10,000 each under two provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Both sentences will run concurrently.According to the…
Patna: Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has secured convictions against 11 public servants in corruption cases so far this year, continuing a sharp rise in its conviction rate after recording a 25-year high of 30 convictions in 2025. Officials attributed the rise to stronger case monitoring, effective prosecution and improved presentation of evidence in courts.The latest…
Ludhiana: A police constable and his friend were thrashed severely by a group of men following a cricket match at Ladian village.Sooraj, a constable posted with the vigilance bureau, reported that his friend, Joban, and he had been packing their gear on June 14 when an argument had erupted between Joban and a local resident,…
This is a photo for representation Gurgaon: A city court has acquitted former MCG official Dilbagh Singh in a decade-old bribery case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove that he accepted Rs 2 lakh as part of a Rs 10-lakh bribe for construction approvals.The case rested on a CD containing a purported sting video,…
