A sub-inspector (SI) of the Delhi Police was held by a vigilance team for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a businessman for issuing notice to fraudsters in the Laxmi Nagar area of East Delhi.
The duo were demanding the bribe for not pursuing the complainant registered with the Burari police station, the probe agency said.
Odisha vigilance, on Sunday, arrested a commercial tax and GST officer on the charge of bribery, evasion of taxes, and causing loss to the government, anti-corruption wing officials said.
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Choksi not only reached out to Henry but also tried to influence Antigua magistrate Conliffe Clarke through illegal payments.
The officer and one of his brothers have been arrested following evidence coming on record to prove the allegations of demand and acceptance of Rs 9,60,000 from a woman candidate on the pretext of ensuring her victory in the recently held Nuh Zila Parishad election.
The tainted cops were accused of extorting Rs 1 lakh from a truck driver with a threat of framing him up in a false case of transporting poppy husk.
During an investigation into a complaint, it was found that the registry clerk had received Rs 20,000 from the complainant to register his power of attorney, said spokesperson of Vigilance Bureau.
The plea said that India has been ranked at the 80th position among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
A case was registered against Chief Mechanical Engineer, Paradip Port Authority, Saroj Das and others including private persons of a setvoder company.
